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Developing plant-based insect biocontrol agents

Code: 9781835453650
Daniel Tapia Garcia, Maria Fe Andres and Azucena Gonzalez-Coloma, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain

Chapter synopsis:

Botanical pesticides and specifically essential oils have gained popularity as novel, safe pesticides to replace the traditional synthetic products. They are well known to act throughout different modes-of-action against insects causing different neurotoxic effects ranging from repellency to toxicity. Essential oils are proposed as a novel solution against Leiodes cinnamomeus, the most damaging pest in truffle (Tuber melanosporum) cultivation, for which there is no solution available, to this day, despite the efforts made to protect this strategic crop. While essential oils are botanical extracts of low yield, a steady industrial production of oils is feasible to develop green alternatives, as demonstrated by several other industries. Efforts are being made to develop newer formulations to enhance and extend the effectiveness and persistency of essential oils in field, but a proper legal framework is yet to be established.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2024.0149.05
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Developing biocontrol techniques: the case of insect pests in black truffle orchards
  • 3 Biocontrol strategies for control of
  • in black truffle orchards
  • 4 Plant-based biocontrol agents: the use of essential oils
  • 5 Assessing the effects of essential oils on insect pests: the case of
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 7 Where to look for further information
  • 8 References

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