Control of two-spotted spider mites with neem-based products on a leafy vegetable

Field margins and botanical insecticides enhance Lablab purpureus yield by reducing aphid pests and supporting natural enemies

“…The adoption of botanical insecticides is limited due to costs and variable efficacy against target pests, which can be attributed to the rapid breakdown of bio‐active compounds (Sola et al, 2014). However, with the increasing interest in sustainable pest control and reducing persistent agricultural products, there is a need to evaluate the field performance of these botanical insecticides on insect pests and to understand their impact on natural enemies on orphan crop legumes (Venzon et al, 2020). Here we have focused on the African legume Lablab ( Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet).…”

“…The use of botanical insecticides alongside natural enemy conservation potentially offers an integrated and effective alternative to synthetic insecticides for pest control. Low concentrations of botanical insecticides such as neem‐based products have low negative impacts on natural enemies, which is important for the conservation of biological control (Venzon et al, 2020). Furthermore, the conservation of natural enemies can complement insecticide use by preying on or parasitizing insect pests that survive or recolonize crops after insecticide application (Snyder, 2019).…”

“…Lablab (Lablab purpureus L.) is a versatile multipurpose food legume that could be used as a model crop to test the integration of such strategies on orphan crops, which often lack good phytosanitary support to manage pest insects (Venzon et al, 2020). Lablab green pods and leaves are used as fresh vegetables, dry seeds provide dietary proteins and the crop is also important animal fodder (Maass et al, 2010;Mondal et al, 2017) and can be used as green manure or as a cover crop (Carsky et al, 2001;Cheruiyot et al, 2011;Northup & Rao, 2015).…”

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain – Growth Kinetics, Extracellular Enzymes and Production of Research Productivity and Mapping on Neem: A Bibliometric Analytical Approach Indexed in Web of Sciences

“…[18][19][20] Moreover, azadirachtin, the major component of Neem oil, has been used against many pest arthropods, such as mites. 21 On another hand, due to its low mammalian toxicity, biodegradability, and broad-spectrum insecticidal action, Neem oil is considered a valuable substitute to synthetic pesticides, 22 while a lot of work has been conducted on Neem oil for renewable biodiesel production [23][24][25][26] and as environmental-benign innovative industrial anti-corrosive coatings. 27,28 Today, the scourge and fatalities caused by the virulent Covid-19 pandemic in Africa are relatively lower than those recorded in developed continents.…”

Bibliometric Analysis of 100 Top-Cited Articles on Neem Indexed in the Web of Science

“…11,12 Azadirachtin, which is extracted from neem seeds, has several adverse effects on insect pests, including pest repellency, feeding inhibition, decreased oviposition, sterilization, behavioral changes, and increased mortality. 13 Since ancient times, the smoke produced by burning dried leaves of A. indica has been used as a mosquito repellent, 14 and neem oil has been reported to have remarkable potency as spermicides and contraceptives. 2 Recently, to reduce global warming, researchers' attention has been drawn to alternative energy sources such as biofuels, particularly from nonedible foods such as neem, 1 and this has led to neem oil being widely explored as a renewable energy source for biofuels production [15][16][17][18][19][20][21] and as eco-friendly industrial coatings.…”