Botanical pesticides have been used for the control of agricultural pests since antiquity, especially in biodiversity-rich countries. However, so far very limited products based on botanicals are commercially available due to lack practical evidence, availability raw materials at affordable prices, chemical standardization, molecular mechanism action, and strict legislation. The recent reports ...

Abstract Brown planthopper ( Nilaparvata lugens Stall) is one of the most dangerous rice pests in Southeast Asia, therefor population plantation must be controlled. This study aimed to determine effectiveness botanical insecticide formulations controlling brown attacks, presence natural enemies and their impact on growth production plants. The was conducted laboratory field. Screen house resear...

The yellowmargined leaf beetle, Microtheca ochroloma Stål (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is a key pest of organic crucifer production in the southern United States. The susceptibility of larvae and adults of M. ochroloma to some botanical and microbial insecticide formulations was evaluated using laboratory leaf-dip bioassays. Insecticides evaluated included OMRI (Organic Material Review Institut...

Mosquito borne diseases are prevalent in more than 100 countries across the world, infecting over 700,000,000 people every year globally. Prevention of man mosquito contact is indispensable for protection from mosquito borne diseases. There has been a paradigm shift towards botanicals to overcome the problems associated with the use of synthetic compounds in mosquito management. DDT and BHC dom...

Abstract Background Due to recent bans on the use of several soil insecticides and insecticidal seed coatings, soil-dwelling insect pests are increasingly difficult manage. One example is western corn rootworm ( Diabrotica virgifera , Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a serious root-feeder maize Zea mays ). We investigated whether less problematic botanical azadirachtin, widely used against above-gro...