The process of collecting and storing pollen by stingless bees involves a complex fermentation process, enriching it with nutrients and probiotics, making it valuable as a dietary supplement. However, the presence of mycotoxins-producing fungi in bee pollen poses health risks to...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i5811
Background: Brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) is a major insect pest of rice that causes severe yield losses through direct feeding and hopperburn. The emergence of virulent populations and increasing concerns over insecticide resistance necessitate the identification of ric...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84233
Sap-sucking pests such as whiteflies, mealybugs, aphids, hoppers, thrips, and mites cause significant crop losses. Their management largely depends on chemical pesticides; however, indiscriminate use has resulted in resistance development, pest resurgence, environmental contamina...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i43873
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) feeds more than half of the global population, but its production is severely threatened by the rice specific pest brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stål). Developing resistant rice varieties is the most cost effective control strategy, making the ident...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i23648
Atham Bhavana Sruthi, Korasseril Babu Deepthy, Haseena Bhaskar, Mani Chellappan, Gavas Ragesh, Deepu Mathew, Muthusamy Saravanan Akash & G. Eshwar Kannan·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Background: Crop protection using mycopesticides has a crucial role in sustainable pest management programmes. Biocontrol agents, such as entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) and other microorganisms, offer a safer, more effective alternative to chemical insecticides and pesticides, whi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i43801
This study evaluated the antifeedant activity of chitosan-encapsulated Acorus calamus rhizome oil nanoparticles against larvae of Spodoptera litura under laboratory conditions. A choice leaf-disc bioassay was conducted using six-day-old larvae fed on castor leaves. Three formulat...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84260