Screening for the efficacy of botanicals and soaps in controlling the Banana Aphid Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera: Aphididae) under laboratory and screenhouse conditions
Controlling banana aphid (Pentalonia nigronervosa) vectors of banana bunchy-top disease is crucial for integrated disease management. Synthetic insecticides, though effective in aphid control, pose health and environmental risks. Biorational pesticides (including botanicals and soaps) are safer alte...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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MDPI
2026
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179299 |
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