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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 ...
Insects as biological models to assay spider and scorpion venom toxicity
(Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos, 2003)
This study was undertaken to develop an experimental protocol using insects as biological models to assay venom toxicity of the following spiders Loxosceles gaucho, Phoneutria nigriventer, Nephilengys cruentata and Tityus ...
Development of a New Container for Storage and Release of the Parasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
(Oxford Univ Press Inc, 2015-06-01)
In Brazil, the parasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Cameron) has been used as a biological control agent against Diatraea saccharalis (F.) since 1976, because of its effectiveness in reducing populations of this pest. Three million ...