A5000062113- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Research on scale insects
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Management, Economics, and Public Policy
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Date Palm Research Studies
University of Pisa
2014-2023
The growing interest in the development of green pest management strategies is leading to exploitation essential oils (EOs) as promising botanical pesticides. In this respect, nanotechnology could efficiently support use EOs through their encapsulation into stable nanoformulations, such nanoemulsions (NEs), improve stability and efficacy. This technology assures improvement chemical stability, hydrophilicity, environmental persistence EOs, giving an added value for fabrication natural...
The honeybee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a keystone pollinator of wild plant species and agricultural crops, is disappearing globally due to parasites diseases, habitat loss, genetic constraints, beekeeper management issues the widespread use pesticides. Besides insecticides, widely studied in this species, honeybees are also exposed herbicides fungicides heavy metals whose lethal sublethal effects need be investigated. In context, our study aimed evaluate on develop apply...
Nosema ceranae and apis are microsporidia which play an important role in the epidemiology of honeybee microsporidiosis worldwide. Nosemiasis reduces population size causes significant losses honey production. To best our knowledge, limited information is available about prevalence nosemiasis Italy. In this research, we determined occurrence infection Central Thirty-eight seemingly healthy apiaries (2 to 4 hives each) were randomly selected screened from April September 2014 (n = 11) or May...
Synanthropic flies play a considerable role in the transmission of pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms. In this work, essential oil (EO) two aromatic plants, Artemisia annua dracunculus, were evaluated for their abilities to control blowfly Calliphora vomitoria. A. dracunculus EOs extracted, analysed tested laboratory bioassays. Besides, physiology toxicity antibacterial antifungal properties evaluated. Both deterred C. vomitoria oviposition on fresh beef meat. At 0.05 μl cm-2 EO...
The essential oils extracted from mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) fruits, and tea tree (Maleleuca alternifolia (Maiden Betche) Cheel) leaves have been chemically analyzed tested for their bioactivity against D. suzukii. Besides, to estimate consumers’ acceptability of the oil (EO) treatments, we evaluated impact on organoleptic characteristics EO-treated fruits. main chemical constituents two EOs were 1,8-cineole 4-terpineol M. (22.4% 17.6% total components, respectively), limonene...
Essential oils (EOs) extracted from the aromatic plants Artemisia annua, verlotiorum, Cinnamomum verum, and Citrus reticulata were investigated as repellents against honey bees parasitic mite Varroa destructor. In laboratory tests, all EOs except C. exerted significant repellent activity after 24 h exposure. verumwas most effective EO V. destructor (median concentration EC50 =1.30 μL L−1), least toxic (EC50 = 13.29 L−1). Because of its high selectivity ratio (A. mellifera LD50/V. 10.22),...
Cutaneous myiasis is a severe worldwide medical and veterinary issue. In this trial the essential oil (EO) of Andean medicinal plant species Clinopodium nubigenum (Kunth) Kuntze was evaluated for its bioactivity against myiasis-inducing blowfly Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera Calliphoridae) compared with that well-known Lavandula angustifolia Mill. The EOs were analysed tested in laboratory their oviposition deterrence toxicity L. adults. physiology EO by enzymatic inhibition tests....
Abstract Campoplex capitator is an ichneumonid parasitoid with a narrow host range, comprising grapevine moth pests. Despite being considered one of the possible candidates for biocontrol Lobesia botrana , knowledge about its biology limited and mass‐rearing commercial purposes still lacking. This research provides quantitative analysis C. courtship mating behavior. sequence was analyzed by high‐speed video recordings. Main behavioral parameters, special reference to male wing fanning...
Honey is an ancient food that has always been considered a natural and healthy product, free of contaminants. However, it can contain toxic substances, such as antibiotics, pesticides heavy metals, well foreign matter (e.g. arthropod body parts microbial contaminants), working allergens vectors human pathogens. In this study we used the filth test to evaluate abundance in 70 Italian honeys, including Castanea sativa, Robinia pseudoacacia multi-floral latter both from small beekeeping farms...
Understanding the effects of environmental contaminants on honeybees is essential to minimize their impacts these important pollinating insects. The aim this study was assess ecotoxicological status in environments undergoing different anthropic pressure: a wood (reference site), an orchard, agricultural area, and urban site, using multi-biomarker approach. To synthetically represent honeybees, responses single biomarkers were integrated by Integrated Biological Response (IBRv2) index....
Propolis is a resinous material collected by honeybees from the exudates and buds of plants. It has been widely used as remedy humans since ancient times, well for dietary supplements cosmetics. European legislation recently focused on quality hygiene standards foods, including beehive products, extensive efforts have made to avoid presence chemical contaminants, whilst in contrast few studies investigated magnitude contamination physical ones. We conducted filth-test survey evaluate...
The demand for a reduced use of pesticides in agriculture requires the development specific strategies managing arthropod pests. Among eco-friendly pest control tools, pheromone-based mating disruption (MD) is promising controlling several key insect pests economic importance, including many lepidopteran species. In our study, we evaluated an MD approach honeydew moth (HM), Cryptoblabes gnidiella, emerging threat grapevine Mediterranean basin. trials were carried out two study sites, located...
Despite the great amount of information on European Grapevine Moth (EGVM), Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and effective strategies available for its management, this moth remains main key pest damaging grapevines in Mediterranean Central Europe wine-growing areas. Synthesizing manipulating sex pheromone components fostered development new dispensers to boost effectiveness sustainability mating disruption (MD) programs. Recent MD research has highlighted that aerosol emitters is...
The Comstock mealybug, Pseudococcus comstocki (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a primary pest of orchards in the North and Northwest China. This appeared recently Europe, including Italy, where it infesting mainly vineyards as well apple pear orchards. present study investigated efficacy Anagyrus vladimiri, known biological control agent (BCA) Planococcus ficus, on P. to evaluate potential use for management this new pest. No-choice tests were conducted quantify parasitoid behavior against...