Synthetic pesticide use has been the dominant form of pest control since the 1940s. However, biopesticides are emerging as sustainable pest control alternatives, with prevailing use in organic agricultural production systems. Foremost among botanical biopesticides is the limonoid azadirachtin, whose perceived environmental safety has come under debate and scrutiny in recent years. Coconut produ...

The cultivation of tropical fruit trees has grown considerably in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Some of these have been severely attacked by phytophagous mites, which are usually controlled by the use of chemical pesticides. However, there is today a growing interest for the adoption of less aggressive measures of pest control, as for example the use of predatory mites. Most of the p...

Phytoseiidae (Acari) is the best known family of predatory mites. Within this family, Euseius Wainstein is one of the largest genera. The species of this genus have generalist feeding behavior, including in their diet mites and pollen. Some studies have demonstrated the potential of certain Euseius species to control pest mites. Euseius concordis (Chant) has been mentioned in the literature as ...

This study was conducted to identify predatory mite species on pepper, tomato, bean, cucumber, pumpkin, watermelon, melon, and eggplant plant leaves between 2018 2019 Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Muş provinces. 1063 samples were collected 676 of these which observed with species. Predatory identified belonging the Phytoseiidae family, constitues 10.65% samples. The mites listed as Neoseiulus barkeri Hug...