Nanoparticles for pest control: current status and future perspectives
2018
Athanassiou, C. G. | Kavallieratos, Nickolas | Benelli, Giovanni | Losic, D. | Rani, P. Usha | Desneux, Nicolas | University of Thessaly | Agricultural University of Athens | Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment | Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant'Anna [Pisa] (SSSUP) | School of chemical engineering ; University of Adelaide | Indian Institute of Chemical Technology ; Partenaires INRAE | Institut Sophia Agrobiotech (ISA) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. In the current paper, we reviewed the use of nanoparticles (NPs) in crop protection, emphasizing the control of pests in the agricultural and urban environment. At the same time, we provide the framework on which the technology of NPs is based and the various categories of NPs that are currently used for pest control. Apart from the use of NPs as carriers of a broad category of active ingredients, including insecticides and pheromones, some NPs can be used successfully as insecticides alone. Moreover, several types of NPs are produced by natural resource-based substances, which make them promising "green" alternatives to the use of traditional pest control agents. Finally, the potentials in the use of NPs are briefly illustrated and discussed.
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