Nanoporous materials for pesticide formulation and delivery in the agricultural sector

G Singh, K Ramadass, P Sooriyakumar… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the key focuses of the agricultural industry for preventing the decline in crop yields
due to pests is to develop effective, safe, green, and sustainable pesticide formulation. A key …

Overhauling the ecotoxicological impact of synthetic pesticides using plants' natural products: a focus on Zanthoxylum metabolites

IU Okagu, ES Okeke, WCF Ezeorba, JC Ndefo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The reduction in agricultural production due to the negative impact of insects and weeds, as
well as the health and economic burden associated with vector-borne diseases, has …

Sublethal acetamiprid doses negatively affect the lifespans and foraging behaviors of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers

J Shi, H Yang, L Yu, C Liao, Y Liu, M Jin, W Yan… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid is applied widely for pest control in agriculture
production. However, little is known about the effects of acetamiprid on the foraging behavior …

Efficient acetylcholinesterase immobilization for improved electrochemical performance in polypyrrole nanocomposite-based biosensors for carbaryl pesticide

LF Loguercio, A Thesing, P Demingos… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Efficient and portable sensors are required to monitor and evaluate pesticide contaminants
in the environment, food supply and biological fluids. In this work, a study of indigo carmine …

Aphid‐repellent, ladybug‐attraction activities, and binding mechanism of methyl salicylate derivatives containing geraniol moiety

ZK Yang, C Qu, SX Pan, Y Liu, Z Shi… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Aphids have been mainly controlled by traditional chemical insecticides,
resulting in unamiable risk to the environment over the last decades. Push–pull strategy is …

Exposure to acetamiprid influences the development and survival ability of worker bees (Apis mellifera L.) from larvae to adults

J Shi, R Zhang, Y Pei, C Liao, X Wu - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
In most cases, honey bees experience pesticide pollution in a long-term period through
direct or indirect exposure, such as the development process from larvae to the pre-harvest …

Acute oral toxicity, apoptosis, and immune response in nurse bees (Apis mellifera) induced by flupyradifurone

J Gao, Y Guo, J Chen, QY Diao, Q Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The potential toxicity of flupyradifurone (FPF) to honey bees has been a subject of
controversy in recent years. Understanding the effect of pesticides on nurse bees is …

Insights into the degradation and toxicity difference mechanism of neonicotinoid pesticides in honeybees by mass spectrometry imaging

Y Zhang, D Chen, M Du, L Ma, P Li, R Qin… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Honeybees are essential for the pollination of a wide variety of crops and flowering plants,
whereas they are confronting decline around the world due to the overuse of pesticides …

New Role for a Commercially Available Bioinsecticide: Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner Biodegrades the Pyrethroid Cypermethrin

WG Birolli, A Dos Santos, E Pilau… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The microbial diversity of several environments has been explored by researchers for the
biodegradation of pyrethroids. In this study, a new approach was employed aiming at the …

Low concentrations of acetamiprid, deltamethrin, and sulfoxaflor, three commonly used insecticides, adversely affect ant queen survival and egg laying

J Svoboda, P Pech, P Heneberg - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Ants are key ecosystem service providers and can serve as important biological control
agents in pest management. However, the effects of insecticides on common farmland ant …