new sources of botanical pesticides in the management of sitotroga cerealella (olivier) infesting rice grains are indispensable in farmers’ quest towards achieving maximum protection of their rice produce. in this study, the efficacy of root and stem bark of cleistopholis patens as an insecticidal agent against s. cerealella was investigated at 28 ± 2 ºc and 75 ± 6% relative humidity. moths wer...

laboratory bioassays were carried out to study the insecticidal efficacy of two iranian diatomaceous earths (des) and silicosecâ® formulation against sitophilus granarius (l.). four different particle sizes of des were applied at five concentrations. the mortality was counted 2, 5 and 7 days after exposure. the experiment was carried out at 27 â± 1â°c and 55 â± 5% relative humidity in continuou...

The search for alternative ways of controlling sericultural pests has led to the investigation of plant sources for naturally occurring compounds which may have Insect growth regulatory, feeding deterrency, repellency and confusantcy characteristics. More than 2000 species of the families Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Euphorbiaceae are known that possess some insecticidal activity. Plants with inse...

Insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are used as active components of biopesticides and as plant incorporated protectants in transgenic crops. One of the most relevant attributes of these Bt protein-based insecticidal technologies is their high specificity, which assures lack of detrimental effects on non-target insects, vertebrates and the environment. The ident...

the search for alternative ways of controlling sericultural pests has led to the investigation of plant sources for naturally occurring compounds which may have insect growth regulatory, feeding deterrency, repellency and confusantcy characteristics. more than 2000 species of the families asteraceae, fabaceae and euphorbiaceae are known that possess some insecticidal activity. plants with insec...

results modern investigations have supported the claims of the insecticidal activity of several plants, including allium sativum, artemisia absinthium, citrullus colocynthis, laurus nobilis, mentha pulegium, myrtus communis, nerium oleander, ocimum basilicum, and origanum majorana. however, in the cases of plants like iris florentina and malva sylvestris, there is not enough evidence in modern ...

Baculoviruses are widely used both as protein expression vectors and as insect pest control agents. This video shows how lepidopteran larvae can be infected with polyhedra by droplet feeding and diet plug-based bioassays. This accompanying Springer Protocols section provides an overview of the baculovirus lifecycle and use of baculoviruses as insecticidal agents, including discussion of the pro...

CONTEXT Insects can be the cause of major ecological problems; they can transmit microbes and parasites that affect humans, and damage food crops, trees, and homes. The total economic cost of insect-related damage and disease is immeasurable. In traditional Iranian medicine (TIM), several medicinal plants have been identified as insecticides or insect repellents, but many of them are still unkn...

Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb (Moraceae) is cultivated in Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Khasi Hills and Western Ghats. Objectives of the present study were to determine antibacterial, antioxidant, anthelmintic and insecticidal efficacy of methanol extract of A. lakoocha fruit pericarp. Antibacterial activity was tested against by Agar well diffusion method. Antioxidant activity in terms of free radical sca...