Biopesticides as a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides: A case for microbial pesticides, phytopesticides, and nanobiopesticides

MS Ayilara, BS Adeleke, SA Akinola… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Over the years, synthetic pesticides like herbicides, algicides, miticides, bactericides,
fumigants, termiticides, repellents, insecticides, molluscicides, nematicides, and …

Methyl benzoate as a promising, environmentally safe insecticide: current status and future perspectives

MM Mostafiz, E Hassan, KY Lee - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The widespread use of synthetic chemical pesticides beginning in the late 1930s has
contributed to the development of insecticide resistance of many important species of pest …

Synergized Toxicity of Promising Plant Extracts and Synthetic Chemicals against Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in …

KS Ahmed, A Idrees, MZ Majeed, MI Majeed… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a destructive
pest of a wide array of agricultural and horticultural crops worldwide. This in vitro research …

The synergistic effects of rosehip oil and matrine against Icerya aegyptiaca (Douglas) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) and the underlying mechanisms

Y Zhou, J Wu, S Lin, J He, Y Deng, J He… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Icerya aegyptiaca (Douglas) is an important agricultural pest that has a
protective wax shell. Insecticides generally fail to achieve the desired control of I. aegyptiaca …

Effect of novel botanical synergist on the effectiveness and residue behavior of prothioconazole in wheat field

Y Wu, Y Yin, X Chen, Y Zhou, S Jiang, M Zhang… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a critical fungal disease causes serious grain yield losses and
mycotoxin contaminations. Currently, utilization of chemical fungicides is the main control …

Limonene formulation exhibited potential application in the control of mycelial growth and deoxynivalenol production in Fusarium graminearum

Y Jian, X Chen, H Ma, C Zhang, Y Luo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Preventing grain from fungi and subsequent mycotoxins contamination has attracted notable
attention. Present study demonstrated the limonene-formulated product Wetcit®, might be a …

Harnessing Plant's Arsenal: Essential Oils as Promising Tools for Sustainable Management of Potato Late Blight Disease Caused by Phytophthora infestans—A …

F Martini, MH Jijakli, E Gontier, J Muchembled… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Potato late blight disease is caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans and is listed as
one of the most severe phytopathologies on Earth. The current environmental issues require …

Searching for what you Can't see-evaluation of pesticide residues in grain sold at selected Markets of Southwest Nigeria

MA Oshatunberu, A Oladimeji, SO Henry, MO Raimi - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background Studies on the use of pesticides in southwest Nigeria have revealed a
substantial rise in a variety of pesticide-related illnesses, including mental impairment and …

Thyme essential oil fostering the efficacy of aqueous extract of licorice against fungal phytopathogens of Capsicum annuum L.

H Arora, A Sharma, S Sharma - Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Capsicum annuum L. production is impeded by various biotic factors, including fungal
diseases caused by Colletotrichum capsici, Pythium aphanidermatum, and Fusarium …

Zein/sodium abietate complex stabilized pickering emulsion as a delivery system for controlled release of hydrophobic photosensitive pesticide

J Tian, J Xie, L Hao, H Chen, X Zhou, H Zhou - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inefficient use of pesticides and the consequent environmental problems have led to the
development of low-cost, environment-friendly and efficient pesticide delivery systems …