Fennel is an important medicinal and aromatic plant. Essential oils obtained from this plant have found application in various fields, including the production of botanical insecticides. In two seasons, we evaluated the yields of seeds and above-ground biomass, and we monitored the yield rate,...

Black araucaria scale (Lindingaspis rossi Maskel 1989) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspidiae) is a new member of olive (Olea europaea L.) entomofauna in Croatia. Its presence was confirmed for the first time in 2014 in Sutivan on the island of Brač. During the first finding in Croatia, a strong...

Melia azedarach, Chinaberry or bead tree, is cultivated for its panicles of fragrant lilac, or pink-purple, flowers. The wood is utilized for furniture and firewood. The leaves and fruits have insecticidal properties. Oil can be extracted from the drupes and can be used for biodiesel or...

The potential of neem based products are well exploited in agriculture for the effective management of pests. Insect pests are one of the major threats to coffee industry and coffee berry borer is one among them. Several pesticides have been screened and recommended since many years for the control ...

As the storage period advanced, insect infestation increased and significant differences due to seed treatments, containers and the interaction was recorded from 5th month of storage period and from initial to 5th month, there was no infestation. Seed treated with castor oil provided the best...

BACKGROUND: The European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletiscerasi, is the major insect pest of sweet and tart cherries. Its management is becoming increasingly difficult in many countries as formerly effective but broad-spectrum insecticides are removed from the market. With the objective of identifying...

Surveys of insect pests on pineapple were carried out from 2010 to 2012 in three major pineapple cultivation areas in Taiwan. The results showed that pink pineapple mealybug [Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell)] occurred more frequently than the other insect species, and three species of insect pests, ...

Pentatomid stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) include several species that occur in pear orchards where they cause feeding damage with their piercing-sucking mouthparts, resulting in deformed fruits. In the Belgian fruit growing area they used to be secondary pests, but over the last decade they...

Spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), is an important new invasive pest of stone and berry fruits in North America and current control methods require frequent application of synthetic pesticides. This has created a need for new and environmentally friendly biopesticides...

Trials were conducted in the Morogoro Region, Tanzania, to evaluate the effectiveness of three Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs against Bactrocera dorsalis over five seasons. Spot application of molasses bait was compared with broadcast sprays of insecticide dimethoate/lambda cyhalothrin...