Status and prospects of botanical biopesticides in Europe and Mediterranean countries

F Acheuk, S Basiouni, AA Shehata, K Dick, H Hajri… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Concerning human and environmental health, safe alternatives to synthetic pesticides are
urgently needed. Many of the currently used synthetic pesticides are not authorized for …

Physiological and biochemical effect of neem and other Meliaceae plants secondary metabolites against Lepidopteran insects

S Senthil-Nathan - Frontiers in physiology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
This review described the physiological and biochemical effects of various secondary
metabolites from Meliaceae against major Lepidopteran insect pest including, Noctuidae …

Secondary Metabolites from Artemisia Genus as Biopesticides and Innovative Nano-Based Application Strategies

B Ivănescu, AF Burlec, F Crivoi, C Roșu, A Corciovă - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Artemisia genus includes a large number of species with worldwide distribution and
diverse chemical composition. The secondary metabolites of Artemisia species have …

Natural enemy enhancement and botanical insecticide source: a review of dual use companion plants

BW Amoabeng, AC Johnson, GM Gurr - Applied entomology and zoology, 2019 - Springer
Intensive agriculture, which is associated with heavy inputs of synthetic insecticides, has
serious ecological impacts, leading to loss of vital ecosystem services including insect …

Nanopesticidal effects of Pongamia pinnata leaf extract coated zinc oxide nanoparticle against the Pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus

B Malaikozhundan, J Vinodhini - Materials Today Communications, 2018 - Elsevier
Callosobruchus sp. is the major cause of damage to stored pulses. Recent advances in
nanotechnology have provided us a promising tool for the management of insect pest of …

[HTML][HTML] Bacillus thuringiensis coated zinc oxide nanoparticle and its biopesticidal effects on the pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus

B Malaikozhundan, B Vaseeharan… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Insect pests belonging to the genus Callosobruchus are the major cause of damage to
stored pulse crops. Recently, nanotechnology has emerged as a promising tool for pest …

Attractiveness of sown wildflower strips to flower-visiting insects depends on seed mixture and establishment success

J Scheper, T Bukovinszky, ME Huigens… - Basic and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Establishing wildflower strips has been suggested as an effective measure to promote
pollination services, pest control or general insect biodiversity, but little is known about the …

Insecticidal properties of Ocimum basilicum and Mentha piperita essential oils against South American Tomato moth, Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera …

NR Prasannakumar, N Jyothi, S Saroja… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick) is one of the most destructive pests of tomato, causing
100% yield loss in the absence of control measures. The important method of managing the …

Effect of Lavandula angustifolia essential oil against lesser mulberry pyralid Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lep: Pyralidae) and identification of its major derivatives

E Yazdani, JJ Sendi, A Aliakbar… - Pesticide biochemistry …, 2013 - Elsevier
The major constituents of the oil of Lavandula angustifolia Mill were estimated as borneoll
(8.57%), alpha terpinene (6.22%), linolool (4.91%) geranyl proprionate (3.76%), butanoic …

Nanoencapsulation of acetamiprid by sodium alginate and polyethylene glycol enhanced its insecticidal efficiency

A Ebadollahi, B Valizadeh, S Panahandeh… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanoformulation has been considered one of the newly applied methods in integrated pest
management strategies. In this research, a conventional neonicotinoid insecticide …