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Using organic-certified rather than synthetic pesticides may not be safer for biological control agents: Selectivity and side effects of 14 pesticides on the predator Orius laevigatus

Antonio Biondi, Nicolas Desneux, Gaetano Siscaro, Lucia Zappalà

Chemosphere · 2012 · 462 citations · 59 references

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A Method of Computing the Effectiveness of an Insecticide

W. S. Abbott · Journal of Economic Entomology · 1925 · 16.1K citations

Life Sciences, Entomology, Agricultural Entomology +9

Plant essential oils for pest and disease management

Murray B. Isman · Crop Protection · 2000 · 2.4K citations

Agriculture, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +14

The Pesticide manual: a world compendium

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 1.1K citations

Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +14

Biological invasion of European tomato crops by Tuta absoluta: ecology, geographic expansion and prospects for biological control

Nicolas Desneux, Éric Wajnberg, Kris A. G. Wyckhuys et al. · Journal of Pest Science · 2010 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +17

Why farmers continue to use pesticides despite environmental, health and sustainability costs

Clevo Wilson, Clem Tisdell · Ecological Economics · 2001 · 897 citations

Agriculture, Environmental Policy, Sustainable Agriculture +12