To address the escalating global demand for food production, it is imperative to minimize
agricultural losses caused by pests, accounting for up to 40% of the substantial worldwide …

Botanical repellents represent one of the main ways of reducing the use of synthetic
pesticides and the contamination of soil and hydric resources. However, the poor stability …

BACKGROUND Botanical compounds from plant species are known to have pesticidal
activity and have been used in integrated pest management programs. The varied spectrum …

Curcumin (Cur) considered as a golden nutraceutical, is emerging as one of bioactive
compounds demonstrating the most promising biological activities, including antioxidant …

The demand for the development of environmentally sustainable, low-cost and controlled-
release bioinsecticides for crop protection is emerging. To that end, we have developed …

Nanomaterials composed of natural matrices associated with biopesticides have promising
applications in sustainable agriculture. In this study, the biopesticide neem oil was …

Limonene is an active ingredient (AI) from citrus plants, which could prove to be a suitable
alternative to synthetic pesticides without deteriorating soil and aquatic environment and …

The instability and poor solubility of curcumin limit its intake in the human body. In this work,
curcumin-encapsulated carboxymethylpachymaran/zein composite nanoparticles (ZMCNPs) …

Carvacrol (CV), a monoterpene possesses wide range of biological activities but has limited
application due to low aqueous solubility and poor bioavailability. To address this issue and …

Essential oil (EO) nanoemulsion is a new approach to formulate and convey insecticides
and to minimize some of the common shortcomings associated with the conventional …