5 articles in this issue
Amanda C. Túler, Wilson R. Valbon, Hígor S. Rodrigues, Luína R. Noia, Lucas M. L. Santos, Isac Fogaça, Vando M. Rondelli, Abraão C. Verdin Filho
In robusta coffee, Coffea canephora, the black twig borer Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) causes considerable damage. Although this has been reported in many crops for years in Brazil, recently, the injury caused by X. compact... see more
Izabella M. C. Pinheiro, João Henrique S. Luz, Luis Flávio N. Souza, Ana Cláudia Oliveira, Eugênio E. Oliveira, Raimundo Wagner Aguiar, Gil R. Santos, Talita P. Ferreira, Marcela Cristina Silveira-Tschoeke, Paulo Henrique Tschoeke
The use of plant essential oils has been adopted as less hazardous to the environment and human health than synthetic insecticides used for the control of insects that transmit diseases. Despite of exerting insecticidal activities against several insect d... see more
Graziela Sant’ana, Sabrina Araújo, Jardel L. Pereira, Eugenio E. Oliveira
The application of agrochemicals plays a key role in the world's food and agricultural products supply. Brazil, as one of the most relevant agricultural global players is highly dependent on the application of such products, which surely attracted not onl... see more
Gabryele Silva Ramos, Paula Daiana De Paulo, Pedro F. S. Toledo, Khalid Haddi, Jose Cola Zanuncio, Eugenio E. Oliveira
Pesticide effects on natural enemies in an agroecosystem are of paramount importance for integrated pest management programs. Natural enemies can be subject to direct and indirect exposure to insecticides and synergistic molecules (e.g., sodium chloride -... see more
Nataly Delgado-Bastidas, Liz K Lagos-Santander, Tulio César Lagos-Burbano
Physalis peruviana L., also called cape gooseberry, is widely known for its nutraceutical and economic importance. However, little is known about the genetic diversity of this species at the molecular level, mainly due to its status as an orphan species. ... see more