Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 14, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su14116847
Keywords
plant-based pesticides; integrated pest management; insecticidal mode of action; nanoformulations
Funding
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia [451-03-68/2022-14/200007]
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Crop protection currently relies heavily on synthetic pesticides, which have been found to have adverse effects on the environment, water and soil quality, as well as on human and animal health. Biopesticides, such as essential oils, offer a sustainable and environmentally-friendly alternative for crop protection, with proven efficacy against pests.
Crop protection still mostly relies on synthetic pesticides for crop pest control. However, the rationale for their continued use is shaded by the revealed adverse effects, such as relatively long environmental persistence that leads to water and soil contamination and retention of residues in food that brings high risks to human and animal health. As part of integrated pest management, biopesticides may provide crop protection, being eco-friendly and safe for humans and non-target organisms. Essential oils, complex mixtures of low-molecular-weight, highly volatile compounds, have been highlighted as major candidates for plant-derived bioinsecticides that are up to the sustainable biological standard. In this review, we screened the insecticidal activity of essential oils or their purified compounds, with focus given to their modes of action, along with the analyzed advantages and problems associated with their wider usage as plant-derived insecticides in agriculture.
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