Publications by authors named "Fariba Mehrkhou"
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- The study assessed the toxic effects of Mentha pulegium essential oil and its nanoformulation on the greenhouse whitefly, a significant agricultural pest.
- The essential oil was analyzed and identified to contain several key chemical components, with pulegone being the most abundant.
- Results showed that the nanoformulation was more effective and toxic than the pure oil, significantly affecting the pest's life stages, longevity, and reproductive rates.
Background: The use of pest-resistant or less susceptible plant varieties is of great importance for integrated pest management programs. This study was conducted to evaluate the resistance of seven potato cultivars to a major pest, namely the Colorado potato beetle (CPB), by measuring its bio-physiological aspects.
Results: The longest developmental time and the lowest survival rate of CPB were detected on cultivar 'Manitou.
The cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.), is one of the major insect pests of cole crops in Iran. In most instances outbreaks are normally kept under control by application of insecticides.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLife table, reproduction, and population growth parameters of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), were determined on nine soybean (Glycine max L.) cultivars ('032', '033', 'Hill', 'M4', 'M7', 'M9', 'M11', 'TMS', and 'Zane') at 25°C. The age-specific survival rate of eggs and immature stages was higher on 033 in comparison with other cultivars.
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