Botanical Products in the Control of Agricultural Pests and Their Effects on Non-target Organisms
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 July 2023) | Viewed by 1780
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phagodeterrent; biological activities; antibiosis; bioinsecticide; antifeedant; antixenosis.
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Interests: natural products; medicinal plants; biological activity; essential oil; phenolic; flavonoid; alkaloids; chemical composition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent literature has shown that botanical insecticides can be important tools, potentially serving as alternatives for insect control in areas of agricultural production or organic production. The advantage highlighted in these studies is that botanical insecticides do not remain in nature after their application, which drastically reduces the chances of environmental contamination and promotes higher rates of environmental preservation. In addition, these chemicals are less toxic and better suited to the economic conditions of small farmers due to the usual presence of several bioactive compounds, low persistence in the environment, and generally low cost of use, especially for small farmers with limited income. Thus, an option that meets these conditions is the prospection of plants, which has aroused great interest in the possibility of discovering new bioactive compounds in order to originate, for example, botanical insecticides. These act synergistically, presenting attractive, dislodging or repellent characteristics, with phagodeterrent action. In addition, they include substances capable of altering the growth and development of some insects, many of them being produced in response to insect attack, and thus employed in the control and monitoring of insect pests. Another aspect of this issue worth considering is that the utilization of plants with insecticidal properties sees their use facilitated in the form of crude extracts, which is an option for farmers who exploit small areas, and also in protected crops. However, even before all the advantages presented by several authors in their studies became apparent to the research community, the use of plants in the control of insects already required research to discover the aspects related to the effects of botanical insecticides on non-target organisms. Thus, this Special Issue will present the most recent scientific advances to promote in-depth knowledge on insect responses to botanical insecticides, aiming to highlight their effect on the target and non-target organisms.
We invite all types of submissions to this Special Issue, including original research, reviews, perspectives, and opinion articles. Relevant areas include research related to (but not limited to): (1) biochemical, physiological, and molecular mechanisms of insects against botanical insecticides; (2) insect response to botanical insecticides in agroecosystems; (3) impact of botanical insecticides on natural enemies and microorganisms on overall insect biodiversity in agroecosystems; and (4) evolutionary mechanisms of insect adaptation to deal with botanical insecticides.
Prof. Dr. Rosilda Mara Mussury
Prof. Dr. Anelise Samara Nazari Formagio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biodiversity
- evolutionary adaptations
- ecology
- bioinsecticide
- alternate control
- agroecological
