Published in Trends in parasitology
Here we tell the story of ivermectin, describing its anthelmintic and insecticidal actions and recent studies that have sought to reposition ivermectin for the treatment of other diseases that are not caused by helminth and insect parasites. The standard theory of its anthelmintic and insecticidal mode of action is that it is a selective positive a...
Published in Natural product research
The bioinsecticides, like essential oils, are a promising alternative in pest control. However, these oils have some limitations, such as instability and low solubility. These limitations can be circumvented through nanotechnology, with the nanoemulsification of these compounds. Therefore, the objective of this study was to prepare, characterize an...
Published in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Crop disease management depends on efficient and adequate pesticide distribution to reduce pest population. Instrument-based methods to evaluate the spatial distribution of pesticides are available, but they are not field-compatible because of instrument size, cost, and extensive sample preparation. The current gold standard of water-sensitive pape...
Published in Pest management science
We investigated several aspects that could affect the role of the European earwig (Forficula auricularia) as a generalist predator in orchards: (i) seasonal activity in apple orchards, (ii) effectiveness of two cardboard trap types (roll vs tape) to enhance earwig densities, (iii) the effect of pesticides (chlorpyrifos-methyl, spinosad, indoxacarb,...
Published in Ecology letters
Because of the profound ecological and economic impacts of many non-native insect species, early detection and eradication of newly founded, isolated populations is a high priority for preventing damages. Though successful eradication is often challenging, the effectiveness of several treatment methods/tactics is enhanced by the existence of Allee ...
Published in Microbiology (Reading, England)
A formylglycine-generating enzyme (FGE)-sulfatase-based whole-cell biosensor was genetically improved into a single-copy system by integrating the Sinorhizobium meliloti transcriptional activator ChpR and the chpA promoter-FGE-sulfatase fusion into the Escherichia coli chromosome. The sensitivity was further enhanced through a random mutagenesis of...
Published in Pest management science
The western corn rootworm is an economically important pest of corn. Management tactics include pyrethroid and organophosphate insecticides, which may be applied as a mixture to protect corn roots. The goal of our study was to characterize the effects of pyrethroids and organophosphates alone and in combination on larval corn rootworm mortality and...
Published in Journal of economic entomology
Adult ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) bore into ornamental nursery trees resulting in trunk vascular tissue damage, which can potentially kill trees. Ambrosia beetle exposure to surface-applied insecticides is minimal after internal trunk galleries are formed, so effective management requires insecticide treatments to be ap...
Leta 2020 smo v vinogradu pri Mirni Peči postavili poskus, v katerega so bile vključene tri nahrbtne naprave za škropljenje manjših vinogradov. Prva naprava je bila ročna škropilnica Solo 425, druga je bila baterijska škropilnica Solo Accu in tretji motorni pršilnik Solo 444. Ker se na tem območju v zadnjih letih močno pojavlja ameriški škržatek (S...
