Use of botanical pesticides in agriculture as an alternative to synthetic pesticides

PM Ngegba, G Cui, MZ Khalid, G Zhong - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pest management is being confronted with immense economic and environmental issues
worldwide because of massive utilization and over-reliance on pesticides. The non-target …

Side-effects of pesticides on non-target insects in agriculture: A mini-review

JE Serrão, A Plata-Rueda, LC Martínez… - The Science of …, 2022 - Springer
Climate change mediated by anthropogenic activity induces significant alterations on pest
abundance and behavior and a potential increase in the use of agrochemicals for crop …

Progress on Azadirachta indica Based Biopesticides in Replacing Synthetic Toxic Pesticides

S Chaudhary, RK Kanwar, A Sehgal… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Over the years, extensive use of commercially available synthetic pesticides against
phytophagous insects has led to their bioaccumulation in the environment causing …

A comprehensive review of phytochemical profile, bioactives for pharmaceuticals, and pharmacological attributes of Azadirachta indica

S Saleem, G Muhammad, MA Hussain… - Phytotherapy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Azadirachta indica L. is a multipurpose medicinal tree of family Meliaceae. It occurs in
tropical and semitropical regions of the world. Different parts of this miraculous tree are used …

[HTML][HTML] Insecticidal activity of garlic essential oil and their constituents against the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

A Plata-Rueda, LC Martínez, MHD Santos… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
This study evaluated the insecticidal activity of garlic, Allium sativum Linnaeus
(Amaryllidaceae) essential oil and their principal constituents on Tenebrio molitor. Garlic …

Integrated soil and crop management in organic agriculture: A logical framework to ensure food quality and human health?

L Rempelos, M Baranski, J Wang, TN Adams… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The environmental and biodiversity benefits of organic farming are widely recognized, but
there is still controversy about the effects of organic production methods on the nutritional …

Terpenoid constituents of cinnamon and clove essential oils cause toxic effects and behavior repellency response on granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius

A Plata-Rueda, JM Campos, G da Silva Rolim… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study evaluated toxic effects, repellency and respiration rate caused by terpenoid
constituents of cinnamon and clove essential oils and against Sitophilus granarius …

Essential oils from Acacia nilotica (Fabales: Fabaceae) seeds: May have insecticidal effects?

V Perumal, S Kannan, S Pittarate, R Chinnasamy… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
In the present study Acacia nilotica seed derived essential oils were tested against
Spodoptera litura, Tenebrio molitor, Oxycarenus hyalinipennis, and Aphis fabae, as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Neem oil and its nanoemulsion in sustainable food preservation and packaging: Current status and future prospects

S Kumar, N Singh, LS Devi, S Kumar, M Kamle… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neem oil is a natural, bioactive plant extract obtained primarily from neem seeds. It has
excellent antimicrobial, antioxidant, pesticidal and insecticidal properties rendering it an …

Bioactivity of the Cymbopogon citratus (Poaceae) essential oil and its terpenoid constituents on the predatory bug, Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

BP Brügger, LC Martínez, A Plata-Rueda… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Podisus nigrispinus Dallas (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), released in biological
control programs, is a predator of Lepidopteran and Coleopteran species. Lemongrass …