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An Overview of Some Biopesticides and Their Importance in Plant Protection for Commercial Acceptance Open
Biopesticides are natural, biologically occurring compounds that are used to control various agricultural pests infesting plants in forests, gardens, farmlands, etc. There are different types of biopesticides that have been developed from …
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An AIoT Based Smart Agricultural System for Pests Detection Open
In this study, artificial intelligence and image recognition technologies are combined with environmental sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) for pest identification. Real-time agricultural meteorology and pest identification systems …
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Biopesticides as Promising Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides: A Review of Their Current and Future Status Open
Biopesticides are living organisms or natural products that control agricultural pests including bacteria, fungi, weeds, viruses and insects. Biopesticides can be classified into different categories, such as microbial pesticides, plant-in…
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Fungal Endophytes and Their Role in Agricultural Plant Protection against Pests and Pathogens Open
Virtually all examined plant species harbour fungal endophytes which asymptomatically infect or colonize living plant tissues, including leaves, branches, stems and roots. Endophyte-host interactions are complex and span the mutualist–path…
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<i>Lycorma delicatula</i>(Hemiptera: Fulgoridae): A New Invasive Pest in the United States Open
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently reported the first detection of Lycorma delicatula (proposed common name spotted lanternfly), yet another invasive hemipteran pest in the US. While efforts to tackle other invasive hemipt…
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Detoxifying symbionts in agriculturally important pest insects Open
Summary Pest insects lead to excessive agricultural and therefore economical losses on crops worldwide. These insects have to withstand toxic molecules that are inherent to plant defences, as well as those that are produced and introduced …
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Role of Insect Gut Microbiota in Pesticide Degradation: A Review Open
Insect pests cause significant agricultural and economic losses to crops worldwide due to their destructive activities. Pesticides are designed to be poisonous and are intentionally released into the environment to combat the menace caused…
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Journey of enzymes in entomopathogenic fungi Open
Entomopathogenic fungi are well-known biological control agents of insects that have broadly replaced the chemicals used in biopesticides for agricultural purposes. The pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi depends on the ability of its …
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How do toxins from <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> kill insects? An evolutionary perspective Open
Three‐domain Cry toxins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are increasingly used in agriculture to replace chemical insecticides in pest control. Most chemical insecticides kill pest insects swiftly, but are also toxic to benef…
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The molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance in aphid crop pests Open
Aphids are a group of hemipteran insects that include some of the world's most economically important agricultural pests. The control of pest aphids has relied heavily on the use of chemical insecticides, however, the evolution of resistan…
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Plant Defense Chemicals against Insect Pests Open
Insect pests cause significant global agricultural damage and lead to major financial and environmental costs. Crops contain intrinsic defenses to protect themselves from such pests, including a wide array of specialized secondary metaboli…
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An Efficient Approach for Crops Pests Recognition and Classification Based on Novel DeepPestNet Deep Learning Model Open
Crop pests are to blame for significant economic, social, and environmental losses worldwide. Various pests have different control strategies, and precisely identifying pests has become crucial to pest control and is a significant difficul…
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Natural history–guided omics reveals plant defensive chemistry against leafhopper pests Open
Although much is known about plant traits that function in nonhost resistance against pathogens, little is known about nonhost resistance against herbivores, despite its agricultural importance. Empoasca leafhoppers, serious agricultural p…
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Biology and Management of the Spotted Lanternfly, <i>Lycorma delicatula</i> (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), in the United States Open
Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), invaded the eastern United States in 2014 and has since caused economic and ecological disruption. In particular, spotted lanternfly has shown itself to be a significant pest of vineyards and…
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The eco-evolutionary impacts of domestication and agricultural practices on wild species Open
Agriculture is a dominant evolutionary force that drives the evolution of both domesticated and wild species. However, the various mechanisms of agriculture-induced evolution and their socio-ecological consequences are not often synthetica…
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Advances and Challenges of Using the Sterile Insect Technique for the Management of Pest Lepidoptera Open
Over the past 30 years, the sterile insect technique (SIT) has become a regular component of area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programs against several major agricultural pests and vectors of severe diseases. The SIT-based prog…
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On the overwintering ability of Drosophila suzukii in South Tyrol Open
BACKGROUND: Drosophila suzukii became one of the most dangerous pests in fruit crops and vineyards in Europe since 2009. Lacking knowledge of the overwintering biology under European environmental conditions makes an environmentally friend…
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Genetics‐based methods for agricultural insect pest management Open
The sterile insect technique is an area‐wide pest control method that reduces agricultural pest populations by releasing mass‐reared sterile insects, which then compete for mates with wild insects. Contemporary genetics‐based technologies …
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New Insights into the Microbiota of Moth Pests Open
In recent years, next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have helped to improve our understanding of the bacterial communities associated with insects, shedding light on their wide taxonomic and functional diversity. To date, little …
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Entomopathogenic Fungi: Interactions and Applications Open
Entomopathogenic fungi are a special group of soil-dwelling microorganisms that infects and kills insects and other arthropods through cuticle penetration. They are currently used as biocontrol agents against insect plant pests and play a …
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Habitat Visualization and Genomic Analysis of “Candidatus Pantoea carbekii,” the Primary Symbiont of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Open
Phytophagous pentatomid insects can negatively impact agricultural productivity and the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an emerging invasive pest responsible for damage to many fruit crops and ornamental plants in North A…
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Genome-wide analyses of the Bemisia tabaci species complex reveal contrasting patterns of admixture and complex demographic histories Open
Once considered a single species, the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is a complex of numerous morphologically indistinguishable species. Within the last three decades, two of its members (MED and MEAM1) have become some of the world's most dama…
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Pest detection and control techniques using wireless sensor network: A review Open
Pakistan is an agricultural country which depends on agriculture and crops for its economic survival. WSN is an emerging technology all over the world and it is used in agriculture for monitoring different parameters. In this paper we revi…
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Entomopathogenic nematodes in agricultural areas in Brazil Open
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) can control pests due to the mutualistic association with bacteria that kill the host by septicemia and make the environment favorable for EPNs development and repr…
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Semiochemicals for Thrips and Their Use in Pest Management Open
Thrips (Thysanoptera) are small insects that can cause huge problems in agriculture, horticulture, and forestry through feeding and the transmission of plant viruses. They produce a rich chemical diversity of pheromones and allomones and a…
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The mode of action of isocycloseram: A novel isoxazoline insecticide Open
Isocycloseram is a novel isoxazoline insecticide and acaricide with activity against lepidopteran, hemipteran, coleopteran, thysanopteran and dipteran pest species. Isocycloseram selectively targets the invertebrate Rdl GABA receptor at a …
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Lack of resistance development in Bemisia tabaci to Isaria fumosorosea after multiple generations of selection Open
The emergence of insecticide resistant insect pests is of significant concern worldwide. The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci , is an important agricultural pest and has shown incredible resilience developing resistance to a number of chemical pes…
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Current and future prospects of “all-organic” nanoinsecticides for agricultural insect pest management Open
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Gene drive strategies of pest control in agricultural systems: Challenges and opportunities Open
Recent advances in gene‐editing technologies have opened new avenues for genetic pest control strategies, in particular around the use of gene drives to suppress or modify pest populations. Significant uncertainty, however, surrounds the a…
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Genome sequence of the root-knot nematode <i>Meloidogyne luci</i> Open
Root-knot nematodes from the genus Meloidogyne are polyphagous plant endoparasites and agricultural pests of global importance. Here, we report the high-quality genome sequence of Meloidogyne luci population SI-Smartno V13. The resulting g…