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Is the insect world overcoming the efficacy of bacillus thuringiensis?
(MDPI AG, 2017-01-18)
The use of chemical pesticides revolutionized agriculture with the introduction of DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) as the first modern chemical insecticide. However, the effectiveness of DDT and other synthetic ...
Deltamethrin-resistant German Cockroaches Are Less Sensitive to the Insect Repellents DEET and IR3535 than Non-resistant Individuals
(Oxford University Press, 2018-04)
The German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.) (Blattodea: Blattellidae), is a serious worldwide pest with a considerable economical and sanitary impact. It is mainly controlled by the application of synthetic insecticides, ...
RESISTANCE OF CARICA CANDAMARCENSIS TO THE MOSAIC VIRUSES AFFECTING PAPAYAS (CARICA PAPAYA) IN PUERTO RICORESISTANCE OF CARICA CANDAMARCENSIS TO THE MOSAIC VIRUSES AFFECTING PAPAYAS (CARICA PAPAYA) IN PUERTO RICO
(University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus Agricultural Experiment Station, 1971)
A Field Test of Corn Cultivars for Insect and Disease ResistanceTítulo en español.
(University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus Agricultural Experiment Station, 1977)
Environmental and genetic control of insect abundance and herbivory along a forest elevational gradient
(Springer, 2011-04)
Environmental conditions and plant genotype may influence insect herbivory along elevational gradients. Plant damage would decrease with elevation as temperature declines to suboptimal levels for insects. However, host ...
Insect resistance to transgenic crops with insecticidal properties. Theory, state of the art and challenges for ArgentinaResistencia de insectos a cultivos transgénicos con propiedades insecticidas. Teoría, estado del arte y desafíos para la República Argentina
(Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias., 2014)
Silica nanoparticles for insect pest control
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2019-10)
To date, control strategies used against insect pest species are based on synthetic insecticide applications. In addition, the efficacy of these treatments could be decreased due to insecticide resistance in insect ...
Neuroethology of olfactory-guided behavior and its potential application in the control of harmful insects
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2016-06)
Harmful insects include pests of crops and storage goods, and vectors of human and animal diseases. Throughout their history, humans have been fighting them using diverse methods. The fairly recent development of synthetic ...
Toxicity of pyrethroids and repellency of diethyltoluamide in two deltamethrin-resistant colonies of Triatoma infestans Klug, 1834 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
(Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2006-02)
The aim of the currrent investigation was to evaluate (a) the toxicity of three pyrethroids (deltamethrin, lambdacyhalothrin, and tetramethrin); (b) the effect of these insecticides on the locomotor activity; and (c) the ...
Increased Monooxygenase Activity Associated with Resistance to Permethrin in Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Argentina
(Entomological Society of America, 2005-05)
We studied the profile of permethrin resistance in head lice populations infesting children 6-12 years old in schools and children´s homes in & around Buenos Aires, Argentina. Five permethrin resistant populations with ...