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Development of Botanical Insecticides and Their Application
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Development of Botanical Insecticides and Their Application

A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2018) | Viewed by 15501

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Prof. Dr. Murray B Isman

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Faculty of Land and Food Systems, 248-2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Interests: entomology and toxicology
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Prof. Dr. Philip C Stevenson

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1. Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew TW9 3AB, UK
Interests: optimising pesticidal plants; chemical ecology; pollinator biology and health
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Botanical insecticides continue to gain acceptance in pest management, both in highly-industrialized food production and for smallholder farmer crop protection. There are also emerging opportunities for botanicals in vector control, veterinary pest management and structural pest management. This Special Issue will focus on recent progress on the development and global utilization of botanicals, while identifying key challenges to the success of these products.

Prof. Dr. Murray B. Isman
Prof. Dr. Phil C. Stevenson
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Mosquito Larvicidal Activity of the Essential Oils of Erechtites Species Growing Wild in Vietnam
by Nguyen Huy Hung, Prabodh Satyal, Ho Viet Hieu, Nguyen Thi Hong Chuong, Do Ngoc Dai, Le Thi Huong, Thieu Anh Tai and William N. Setzer
Insects 2019, 10(2), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10020047 - 3 Feb 2019
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Mosquito-borne infections are a constant problem in Vietnam, and mosquito vector control is a primary approach to control these infections. Essential oils represent environmentally friendly alternatives to synthetic pesticides for mosquito control. The essential oils of two weedy species in Vietnam, Erechtites hieraciifolius [...] Read more.
Mosquito-borne infections are a constant problem in Vietnam, and mosquito vector control is a primary approach to control these infections. Essential oils represent environmentally friendly alternatives to synthetic pesticides for mosquito control. The essential oils of two weedy species in Vietnam, Erechtites hieraciifolius and E. valerianifolius, have been obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The essential oils have been screened for mosquito larvicidal activity against Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus. The essential oil from the aerial parts of E. hieraciifolius was rich in α-pinene (14.5%), limonene (21.4%), and caryophyllene oxide (15.1%), while E. valerianifolius essential oil was dominated by myrcene (47.8%) and α-pinene (30.2%). Both essential oils showed good larvicidal activity against Ae. albopictus (24-h LC50 10.5 and 5.8 μg/mL, respectively) and Ae. aegypti (24-h LC50 10.6 and 12.5 μg/mL, respectively). The essential oil of E. valerianifolius also showed good activity against Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae (24-h LC50 = 40.7 μg/mL). Thus, Erechtites essential oils may serve as low-cost vector control agents for mosquito-borne infections. Full article
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Larvicidal Activity of Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles from Curcuma zedoaria Essential Oil against Culex quinquefasciatus
by Nataya Sutthanont, Siriluck Attrapadung and Surang Nuchprayoon
Insects 2019, 10(1), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10010027 - 11 Jan 2019
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Culex quinquefasciatus is the major vector of the bancroftian filarial parasite which causes human lymphatic filariasis and St. Louis encephalitis. The simple way to stop the transmission is to control the vector by using synthetic chemicals. However, herbal essential oils have biological properties, [...] Read more.
Culex quinquefasciatus is the major vector of the bancroftian filarial parasite which causes human lymphatic filariasis and St. Louis encephalitis. The simple way to stop the transmission is to control the vector by using synthetic chemicals. However, herbal essential oils have biological properties, such as a larvicidal effect and are ecofriendly to use. In this study, we investigated the larvicidal activity of Curcuma zedoaria essential oil (ZEO) and biosynthesized silver nanoparticles using this essential oil (ZEO-AgNPs). The larvicidal activity against both insecticide-susceptible and -resistant strains of Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae of ZEO were investigated and compared with ZEO-AgNPs. The ZEO-AgNPs showed the utmost toxicity against both strains of Cx. quinquefasciatus. After 24 h of exposure, LC50 and LC99 of ZEO against susceptible strain were 36.32 and 85.11 ppm, respectively. While LC50 and LC99 of ZEO against the resistant strain were 37.29 and 76.79 ppm, respectively. Whereas ZEO-AgNPs offered complete larval mortality within 24 h of exposure, LC50 and LC99 of ZEO-AgNPs against the susceptible strain, were 0.57 and 8.54 ppm, respectively. For the resistant strain, LC50 and LC99 values were 0.64 and 8.88 ppm, respectively. The potency in killing Cx. quinquefasciatus and stability of ZEO-AgNPs have made this product a good candidate for the development of novel natural larvicides. Full article
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