Abstract Background Synthetic insecticides employed in seed treatment are often phytotoxic, especially at slightest misapplications. Cowpea is mainly attacked by Callosobruchus maculatus . It established that azadirachtin, myristicin and α-humulene based (botanical insecticides) eco-friendly have activity against C. thus considered ideal candidates research efforts targeted developing plant opt...

Abstract Generalism should be favoured evolutionarily when there is no genetic constraint or loss of fitness across alternative environments. However, evolution generalism can require substantial evolutionary change, which confer a general stress response to other aspects the environment. We created generalist lineages from an ancestral, resource-specialized laboratory population seed beetles (...

Depolanmış baklagillerde kayıplara yol açan zararlılara karşı mücadelede sentetik organik insektisitlere alternatif kimyasallar belirlemek amacıyla, biberiye (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) uçucu yağı Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)’ a laboratuvar koşullarında test edilmiştir. Biberiye yağının erginlere rezidüyel (kalıntı) etkisi ve dişilerin yumurta bırakmasını engelleme ...