Divya D M

Role of Nanotechnology in Insect Pest Management: Innovations, Challenges and Future Prospects

Divya D M, M. S. Varun, K. Pramod, M. N. Chethan, A. R. Karthiga, D. Sujan, L. S. Nitish Kumar & Gaurav Vinod Rao Sadafale · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

The escalating demand for global food security is increasingly threatened by insect pests, which are responsible for an estimated 20-40% of annual crop losses worldwide. Excessive dependence on conventional chemical pesticides has generated severe collateral consequences, includi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33711

Plant Defense Mechanisms against Insect Herbivores: Integrating Biochemical, Molecular, and Ecological Perspectives

Shashikala B, Divya D M, Benakashree C, Gaurav Vinod Rao Sadafale, Anshika Shukla, Sachin R Kondaguri, Nitish Kumar L S, Rajesh K M & Bhoyar Amruta Purushottam · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Plants and insects have coexisted for more than 350 million years, engaging in a dynamic evolutionary arms race that has shaped both herbivore strategies and plant defense mechanisms. Insect herbivory continues to be a major constraint to global agriculture, with losses often exc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92921