Cucumber vs Ants: a Case Against the Myth of the Uses of Plant Extracts in Insect Pest Management

An accumulation of questionable scientific reports on the use of natural plant extracts to control household pest insects, using biologically irrelevant experimental designs and extremely high concentrations, has resulted in a publication bias: “promising” studies claiming readily available plants...

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Main Authors: Matan Shelomi, Bo-Jun Qiu, Lin-Ting Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2021-04-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/5813