Plant-derived insecticides for pest management

The agricultural sector in developing countries can be the main engine of economic growth and development, but it is always affected by various biotic and abiotic stresses that cause waste of resources. One of the most important of them are pests. Mankind has always been trying to fight against these factors. One of the solutions is the use of chemical and synthetic pesticides, whose negative and destructive effects on human health and the environment are always discussed today. Some plants have secondary metabolites that have pesticidal effects and are very efficient with different effects on insects. Extracts of plant or whole plants have been used for centuries in various cases including pest control, and They are known all over the world. Bioactive plant compounds such as glycosides, alkaloids, flavonoids have pesticidal effects that do not affect natural enemies and provide food products free of toxic residues. In addition, no negative effects of these compounds on human health have been reported so far. Today nearly 2500 plants with insecticidal properties are known, but unfortunately only a few of them have been properly evaluated. Furthermore, commercial biopesticides are not widely used in conventional crop production but are recognized by organic crop producers in industrialized countries

Plant-derived insecticides for pest management Keywords:

Biological insecticides , Plant extracts , Botanical poisons , Biopesticide