Recent Advancements in Bio-botanical Pesticide Formulation Technology Development

Pant, M. C.; Dubey, Swapnil; Patanjali, P. K.

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“…Considering the various harmful effects of chemical pesticides, appropriate alternative strategies must be developed and explored. For example, biopesticides are considered to be safe and convincing strategies for the management and control of various insect pests (Pant et al 2016). These are generally derived from living organisms, microorganisms and other natural sources (Mehrotra et al 2016).…”

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Withania somnifera acts as a potential insect growth regulator in the polyphagous pest, Pericallia ricini

Gaur¹,

Kumar²

2018

Journal of Plant Protection Research

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Both seed and root extracts of the medicinal plant, Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera exhibit insect growth regulatory activity against the polyphagous pest, Pericallia ricini. Topical administration of W. somnifera seed and root extracts to last instar larvae of P. ricini disrupted moulting and metamorphosis, leading to a number of developmental abnormalities such as delay in larval-pupal and pupal-adult ecdysis, formation of larval-pupal, pupal--adult and larval-pupal-adult mosaics/chimeras, ecdysial failure, suppression of pupation and adult emergence and formation of abnormal pupae and adultoids. The treatment with seed extracts was more severe than that of root extracts as it completely suppressed the pupation and adult emergence. The results clearly suggest that the medicinal plant, W. somnifera acts as a potential insect growth regulatory (IGR) disrupting the moulting and metamorphosis as a consequence of interference with the endocrine system.

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“…Furthermore, they are eco-friendly in nature, easy to apply, biodegradable and economically feasible. Additionally, they have slower/negligible development of pest resistance (Pant et al 2016;Rajapakse et al 2016) and fewer toxic effects on the environment and human health (El-Wakeil 2013;Mehrotra et al 2016).…”

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Withania somnifera acts as a potential insect growth regulator in the polyphagous pest, Pericallia ricini

Gaur¹,

Kumar²

2018

Journal of Plant Protection Research

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“…Most botanical pesticides are non-phytotoxic and are also more selective toward the target pest. In terms of commercial applications, biopesticides can provide substantial economic advantages, since the infrastructure required is inexpensive, compared to conventional pesticides ( Pant et al, 2016 ).…”

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Neem Oil and Crop Protection: From Now to the Future

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A major challenge of agriculture is to increase food production to meet the needs of the growing world population, without damaging the environment. In current agricultural practices, the control of pests is often accomplished by means of the excessive use of agrochemicals, which can result in environmental pollution and the development of resistant pests. In this context, biopesticides can offer a better alternative to synthetic pesticides, enabling safer control of pest populations. However, limitations of biopesticides, including short shelf life, photosensitivity, and volatilization, make it difficult to use them on a large scale. Here, we review the potential use of neem oil in crop protection, considering the gaps and obstacles associated with the development of sustainable agriculture in the not too distant future.

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“…Human exposure is of great magnitude through ground application of pesticides in agricultural and public use to control insects (Badawy, 1998) which culminate in a negative impact on human health (Khan & Damalas, 2015) such as immunotoxicity, endocrine disruption, antigenicity (Mokarizadeh, Faryabi, Rezvanfar, & Abdollahi, 2015), carcinogenicity, endometriosis, birth defects, asthma (Chaturvedi, Sharma, & Chaturvedi, 2013), neurological, psychological, and behavioral dysfunctions, hormonal imbalances, leading to infertility, breast pain, immune system dysfunction, reproductive system defects, genotoxicity, and blood disorders (Maksymiv, 2015). Insecticides of plant origin have a great potential and have been used as an alternative to synthetic chemical insecticides for pest management (Isman, 2006) because these are eco-friendly with target specificity, easily biodegradable, economically feasible (Pant, Dubey, & Patanjali, 2016), ease of application (Rajapakse, Ratnasekera, & Abeysinghe, 2016), and posing little threat to human health (El-Wakeil, 2013). Therefore, these plant derivatives can be used as an excellent insect growth regulators (IGRs).…”

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A comparative bioefficacy of seed and root extracts of a medicinal plant, Withania somnifera when administered to prepupae of lepidopteran insects, Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Pericallia ricini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

Gaur

Kumar

2019

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Background: The lepidopterans, Spodoptera litura and Pericallia ricini, are polyphagous pests of agricultural importance. The unscrupulous and non-judicious use of chemical pesticides for controlling the insect pests has resulted into severe environmental hazards, threatening non-target organisms and human health. Results: Administration of seed and root extracts of a medicinal plant, Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) to prepupae of two economically important insect pests viz. S. litura and P. ricini resulted into disruption of molting and metamorphosis leading to a number of developmental aberrations such as prolongation of the life span of prepupae, postponement of pupal-adult ecdysis, ecdysial failure, reduced pupation and adult emergence, formation of larval-pupal and pupal-adult intermediates, abnormal pupae, and adultoids. Treatment with seed extracts of W. somnifera was more effective as it alone caused mortality in both the lepidopteran insects viz. S. litura and P. ricini, whereas no such effect was observed when treated with root extracts. P. ricini was more susceptible to W. somnifera as it resulted into formation of larval-pupal-adult chimeras in addition to effects described earlier, whereas this effect was not observed in the case of S. litura. Conclusion: These results are similar to these produced by the administration of JHAs and hence mimic their action by the way of interfering with the neuroendocrine system.

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Recent Advancements in Bio-botanical Pesticide Formulation Technology Development

Cited by 15 publications

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Withania somnifera acts as a potential insect growth regulator in the polyphagous pest, Pericallia ricini

Withania somnifera acts as a potential insect growth regulator in the polyphagous pest, Pericallia ricini

Neem Oil and Crop Protection: From Now to the Future

A comparative bioefficacy of seed and root extracts of a medicinal plant, Withania somnifera when administered to prepupae of lepidopteran insects, Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Pericallia ricini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

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