Abstract Mites cause significant agricultural losses by feeding directly on crops and indirectly by reducing pollination services due to the negative impacts of honey bee parasites on apiary health. Further, mites are notorious for developing resistance to chemical control methods, creating an urgent need for new mode of action acaricides to be used in integrated pest management programs. Over the past decade, significant efforts to develop RNAi-based acaricides for agricultu

Abstract Thrips are major agricultural pests globally and spinosyn insecticides like spinosad and spinetoram are commonly used for their control. However, numerous cases of resistance have emerged, often linked to mutations in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) α6 subunit, the main molecular target of spinosyns. In this study, toxicological data for spinosad and spinetoram were obtained from a susceptible strain of Frankliniella occidentalis , as well as two fiel

Abstract Parasitoid wasps contribute to biological control services. Parasitoid adults are highly dependent on sugar-rich resources. Adding flowering plants providing nectar in crop fields promotes parasitoid wasps, but not always pest parasitism because addition of flowering plants may attract parasitoid species that are not directly involved in the control of crop pests. In a factorial experiment conducted for one year in pesticide-free orchards, we analysed the effects of