Biopesticide Articles & Analysis
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In the realm of insect pest management, the utilization of pheromones has proven to be a game-changer. One such pheromone that has garnered significant attention in recent years is Japonilure. Japonilure has shown great promise in effectively attracting insects and aiding in agricultural pest management. In this article, we delve into the effectiveness of Japonilure in attracting insects, its ...
Enzymes like chitinase, protease, and lipase are used as biopesticides to control pests and diseases in crops. Applications of Agriculture Enzymes Agriculture enzymes have various applications in modern farming practices. ...
Introduction to Insecticides Insecticides are a class of chemicals mainly used to control agricultural pests and urban sanitation pests. The use of insecticides has a long history, a large amount and a variety of varieties, which have played an extremely important role in increasing agricultural production. 1. Classification of Insecticides 1.1 Source According to the source classification, ...
Paul Roberts, co-founder and partner of Ashdown Nursery, established nearly 30 years ago, grows approximately 160,000 strawberry plants for co-operative, Berry Gardens, in greenhouses covering 1.6 hectares. “This year, we’ve had to deal with a significant increase in the number of spidermite, thrips and whitefly,” explains Mr Roberts. “Over the years, I have used a ...
The first part of the workshop agenda included a number of short presentations from research and technology organizations to highlight general scientific developments in the major areas of 1) labour and automation; 2) crop protection products; 3) biopesticides and systems approaches; and 4) plant breeding and genomics. ...
Biopesticides deserve respect. Once derided as snake oil, today’s products have proven benefits in suppressing pest organisms. ...
Environmental presence and retention of commonly used neonicotinoid insecticides such as dinotefuran (DNT), imidacloprid (IMD), and thiamethoxam (THM) is a cause for concern and prevention due to their potential toxicity to non‐target species. In the present study the kinetics of the photodegradation of these insecticides were investigated in water and soil compartments under natural light ...
Thereafter, the categories within main sections of the table are further organized according to the type of application being submitted, including new active ingredients, new uses, new products, and registration amendments There are 189 categories of activities spread across the three OPP divisions: Registration Division (63 categories), Antimicrobial Division (39 categories), and ...
Mixed with a sugar solution, the synthetic PBAN is placed in a trap as food for female moths, inducing them to produce pheromones, which in turn attracts male moths into the trap. The use of a biopesticide in a trap for purposes of mitigating a pest typically requires registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), despite a FIFRA exemption for ...
Due to their natural origin, biopesticides are assumed to be less harmful to beneficial insects, including bees, and therefore their use has been widely encouraged for crop protection. However, there is little evidence to support this ingrained notion of the biopesticide safety to pollinators. As larval exposure is still largely unexplored in ecotoxicology and ...
The objectives of this study are to investigate the level of awareness among vegetable farmers on the application of biopesticides and to examine factors that influence farmers to use biopesticides in vegetable production. The results revealed that a majority of the farmers were aware of biopesticides and have applied ...
The over-use of agrochemicals may have adverse effects on soils along with surface and groundwater. An assessment of alternative management practices to reduce the application of agrochemicals and minimise the pollution of water resources was carried out in the vegetable agro-ecosystem in the Rattaphum Catchment. This paper details the factors that govern the volume of agrochemicals used on high ...
The over-use of agrochemicals may have adverse effects on soils along with surface and groundwater. An assessment of alternative management practices to reduce the application of agrochemicals and minimise the pollution of water resources was carried out in the vegetable agroecosystem in the Rattaphum Catchment. This paper details the factors that govern the volume of agrochemicals used on high ...
Managing agricultural biotechnology for sustainable development demands more than research and intellectual property rights policies. Economic and regulatory institutions conducive to application of intrinsically sustainable technologies are also required. From an interdisciplinary development research perspective, it is argued that sustainability of Indian agriculture and food crop production ...
Biopesticides developed and used in the future will emerge against the backdrop of the environmental effects associated with the use of conventional pesticides and government policies designed to control these effects. In the final analysis, farmers' choices on pesticides will be influenced by the prevailing costs and benefits of conventional pesticides and their alternatives, ...
Bacillus thuringiensis Plant-Incorporated Protectants. Biopesticide Registration Action Document, Oct 15, 2001. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. ...