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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Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2021-04-01
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Series: | Sociobiology |
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Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/5813 |