The efficacy of neem oil on the mortality, growth and feeding responses of epilachna beetle showed that all the larval instars were susceptible to this oil. The LC50 values were higher at 3 instar and it was lowest on 1 instar. The LT50 values of oil increases proportionately with increasing larval age and with decreasing oil concentration. Neem oil significantly prolonged larval and pupal peri...

subterranean termites are one of the most important pests of buildings, historic monuments and agricultural crops in some parts of iran. using entomopathogenic fungi as microbial insecticides is usually a part of biological control and insect pest management. the pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungus, metarhizium anisopliae (metschnikoff) sorokin (demi 001) isolated from rhynchophorus ferrug...

The mortality response of lightbrown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker), to a controlled atmosphere (CA) cold storage treatment for apricots was investigated. The mean estimated times for 99% mortality (LT99) of 1st and 5th instar larvae inoculated onto apricots and exposed to 1.5% O2, 3% CO2 (CA) at 0°C, were 19.9 ± 0.13 and 22.4 ± 0.24 d, respectively. The treatment time for 50% mortal...

BACKGROUND The German cockroach is an important household insect pest mechanically involved in transmission of a variety of diseases to humans. Different classes of insecticides have extensively been used for its control leading to insecticide resistance development. Hence, for an optimal control of this pest, the status and underlying mechanisms of insecticide resistance should be studied in t...

Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) serve as vectors for transmitting protozoan parasites, Leishmania spp., that cause the disease called leishmaniasis. The main approach to controlling sand is use of chemical insecticides. discovery alternative methods their control needed because potential health risks insecticides and development fly resistance these pesticides. biomineral produced by diatoms ...

The spotted wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a new pest in Europe and America which causes severe damages, mostly to stone fruit crops. Temperature and humidity are among the most important abiotic factors governing insect development and fitness. In many situations, temperature can become stressful thus compromising survival. The ability to cope with thermal stress depends on basal leve...