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Target and non-target impact of systemic insecticides on a polyphagous aphid pest and its parasitoid by Ricupero, Michele, Desneux, Nicolas, Zappalà, Lucia, Biondi, Antonio

“…Systemic insecticides are used to control agricultural pests globally and their non-target impact at non-lethal doses on beneficial arthropods has been…”
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Using organic-certified rather than synthetic pesticides may not be safer for biological control agents: Selectivity and side effects of 14 pesticides on the predator Orius laevigatus by Biondi, Antonio, Desneux, Nicolas, Siscaro, Gaetano, Zappalà, Lucia

“…► The tested pesticides greatly differed in their toxicity and persistence. ► Three biopesticides were the most noxious of the tested pesticides. ► Pesticides…”
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Do biopesticides affect the demographic traits of a parasitoid wasp and its biocontrol services through sublethal effects? by Biondi, Antonio, Zappalà, Lucia, Stark, John D, Desneux, Nicolas

“…Pesticide risk assessments are usually based on short-term acute toxicity tests, while longer-term population dynamic related traits, critical to the success…”
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Essential Oils in Stored Product Insect Pest Control by Palmeri, Vincenzo, Russo, Agatino, Giunti, Giulia, Campolo, Orlando, Zappalà, Lucia

“…Among botanical extracts used as insecticides, essential oils (EOs) are promising alternatives to chemical insecticides. EOs are synthesized by plants, and…”
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non‐target impact of spinosyns on beneficial arthropods by Biondi, Antonio, Mommaerts, Veerle, Smagghe, Guy, Viñuela, Elisa, Zappalà, Lucia, Desneux, Nicolas

“…Spinosyn‐based products, mostly spinosad, have been widely recommended by extension specialists and agribusiness companies; consequently, they have been used…”
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Bioactivity of essential oil-based nano-biopesticides toward Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) by Giunti, Giulia, Campolo, Orlando, Laudani, Francesca, Zappalà, Lucia, Palmeri, Vincenzo

“…•Three essential oil (EO)-based nano-emulsions were developed and characterized.•Repellence of EO-based nano-emulsions was verified against the lesser grain…”
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Can contamination by major systemic insecticides affect the voracity of the harlequin ladybird? by Dai, Changchun, Ricupero, Michele, Puglisi, Roberto, Lu, Yanhui, Desneux, Nicolas, Biondi, Antonio, Zappalà, Lucia

“…Systemic neurotoxic insecticides are widely used to control aphid pests worldwide and their potential non-target effects on aphid predators are often unknown…”
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Life stage-dependent susceptibility of Aphytis melinus DeBach (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) to two pesticides commonly used in citrus orchards by Biondi, Antonio, Campolo, Orlando, Desneux, Nicolas, Siscaro, Gaetano, Palmeri, Vincenzo, Zappalà, Lucia

“…•Lethal and sublethal effects of two pesticides were studied on Aphytis melinus.•Significant differences in parasitoid instars susceptibility were…”
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Combined thermal and insecticidal stresses on the generalist predator Macrolophus pygmaeus by Ricupero, Michele, Abbes, Khaled, Haddi, Khalid, Kurtulus, Alican, Desneux, Nicolas, Russo, Agatino, Siscaro, Gaetano, Biondi, Antonio, Zappalà, Lucia

“…Ecotoxicological risk assessments of pesticides on non-target arthropods are often carried out under constant and optimal temperature regimes. However, living…”
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Combined Non-Target Effects of Insecticide and High Temperature on the Parasitoid Bracon nigricans by Abbes, Khaled, Biondi, Antonio, Kurtulus, Alican, Ricupero, Michele, Russo, Agatino, Siscaro, Gaetano, Chermiti, Brahim, Zappalà, Lucia

“…We studied the acute toxicity and the sublethal effects, on reproduction and host-killing activity, of four widely used insecticides on the generalist…”
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Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities by Asplen, Mark K, Anfora, Gianfranco, Biondi, Antonio, Choi, Deuk-Soo, Chu, Dong, Daane, Kent M, Gibert, Patricia, Gutierrez, Andrew P, Hoelmer, Kim A, Hutchison, William D, Isaacs, Rufus, Jiang, Zhi-Lin, Kárpáti, Zsolt, Kimura, Masahito T, Pascual, Marta, Philips, Christopher R, Plantamp, Christophe, Ponti, Luigi, Vétek, Gábor, Vogt, Heidrun, Walton, Vaughn M, Yu, Yi, Zappalà, Lucia, Desneux, Nicolas

“…The Asian vinegar fly Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing Drosophila [SWD]) has emerged as a major invasive insect pest of small and stone fruits in both the…”
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Native European ants can discourage host colonization and reduce reproductive success of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus by Giannetti, Daniele, Schifani, Enrico, Gugliuzzo, Antonio, Zappalà, Lucia, Biondi, Antonio, Grasso, Donato A.

“…•Four European ant species exhibited potential in predating Xylosandrus compactus juveniles.•Temnothorax mediterraneus is able to enter galleries and prey…”
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Can alternative host plant and prey affect phytophagy and biological control by the zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis? by Biondi, Antonio, Zappalà, Lucia, Di Mauro, Angelo, Tropea Garzia, Giovanna, Russo, Agatino, Desneux, Nicolas, Siscaro, Gaetano

“…Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an important natural enemy of several key arthropod pests. However, in tomato crop this predator can cause…”
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Citrus peel essential oil nanoformulations to control the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta: chemical properties and biological activity by Campolo, Orlando, Cherif, Asma, Ricupero, Michele, Siscaro, Gaetano, Grissa-Lebdi, Kaouthar, Russo, Agatino, Cucci, Lorena M., Di Pietro, Patrizia, Satriano, Cristina, Desneux, Nicolas, Biondi, Antonio, Zappalà, Lucia, Palmeri, Vincenzo

“…The repeated use of conventional synthetic pesticides in crop protection leads to resistance development by pests along with a negative impact on the…”
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Bioactivity of Allium sativum essential oil-based nano-emulsion against Planococcus citri and its predator Cryptolaemus montrouzieri by Modafferi, Antonino, Ricupero, Michele, Mostacchio, Giuseppe, Latella, Ilaria, Zappalà, Lucia, Palmeri, Vincenzo, Garzoli, Stefania, Giunti, Giulia, Campolo, Orlando

“…Botanical extracts, in particular essential oils (EOs), could be the ideal candidates for the development of biopesticides as an alternative to synthetic…”
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Sublethal effects of nine insecticides on Drosophila suzukii and its major pupal parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae by Lisi, Fabrizio, Mansour, Ramzi, Cavallaro, Carmelo, Alınç, Tuğcan, Porcu, Emanuele, Ricupero, Michele, Zappalà, Lucia, Desneux, Nicolas, Biondi, Antonio

“…Background Although the pupal parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae is used in conservative and augmentative biocontrol of Drosophila suzukii infestations, current…”
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Side effects of two citrus essential oil formulations on a generalist insect predator, plant and soil enzymatic activities by Campolo, Orlando, Puglisi, Ivana, Barbagallo, Riccardo Nunzio, Cherif, Asma, Ricupero, Michele, Biondi, Antonio, Palmeri, Vincenzo, Baglieri, Andrea, Zappalà, Lucia

“…The widespread use of chemical pesticides for crop protection, despite having contributed to ensure food security, have shown to exert negative impacts on the…”
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Biology and Developmental Strategies of the Palaearctic Parasitoid Bracon nigricans (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the Neotropical Moth Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) by Biondi, Antonio, Desneux, Nicolas, Amiens-Desneux, Edwige, Siscaro, Gaetano, Zappalà, Lucia

“…During the years after the invasion of Western Palaearctic tomato crops by the South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera:…”
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Does the dose make the poison? Neurotoxic insecticides impair predator orientation and reproduction even at low concentrations by Passos, Luis C, Ricupero, Michele, Gugliuzzo, Antonio, Soares, Marianne A, Desneux, Nicolas, Carvalho, Geraldo A, Zappalà, Lucia, Biondi, Antonio

“…BACKGROUND Pesticides can be noxious to non‐target beneficial arthropods and their negative effects have been recently recognized even at low doses. The…”
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Pesticide immunotoxicity on insects – Are agroecosystems at risk? by Lisi, Fabrizio, Amichot, Marcel, Desneux, Nicolas, Gatti, Jean-Luc, Guedes, Raul Narciso C., Nazzi, Francesco, Pennacchio, Francesco, Russo, Agatino, Sánchez-Bayo, Francisco, Wang, Xingeng, Zappalà, Lucia, Biondi, Antonio

“…Recent years have witnessed heightened scrutiny of the non-target sublethal effects of pesticides on behavioural and physiological traits of insects…”
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