GUEDES , Raul Narciso C.

The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), is native to the western Neotropics. After invading Spain in 2006, it spread rapidly throughout Afro-Eurasia and has become a major threat to world tomato production. Integrated pest management (IPM) strategies have been developed, but widespread insecticide use has caused selection...

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Insects are prominent, crucial, and exposed to many stressors in agroecosystems. • Mild chemical, heat, or nutrition stress can stimulate insects hormetically. • Insect herbivores, predators, parasitoids, detritivores and pollinators may be stimulated. • Multiple areas of insect-hormesisagroecology remain to be explored.

The control of arthropod pests of agricultural importance is increasingly difficult due to the quick development of resistance in the targeted pest populations coupled to their massive non-target lethal and sublethal effects. This fostered the progressive banning of active ingredients at international and national levels, making pest management...

Recent years have witnessed heightened scrutiny of the non-target sublethal effects of pesticides on behavioural and physiological traits of insects. Traditionally, attention has focused on investigating pesticides' primary modes of action, often overlooking the potential secondary mechanisms. This review brings forth the nuanced impacts of...