Construction of a nontoxic nano-pesticide and its co-application with natural predators for perfect cooperative pest management: an innovative strategy for pesticide reduction
Shangyuan Wu, Qinhong Jiang, Chunyang Huang, Hailin Yang, Changhua Zhang, Meizhen Yin, Jie Shen, Shuo Yan, Hu Li
Abstract
The current study develops a nano-pesticide that is nontoxic toward the predatory stinkbug but with enhanced bioactivity toward the common cutworm, which proposes to co-apply the nano-pesticide with predator as an innovative pest control technique.
Topics & Concepts
PesticideCutwormIntegrated pest managementPredationChlorpyrifosPredatorPEST analysisNano-Pest controlToxicologyBiologyEcologyMaterials scienceBotanyComposite materialNoctuidaeEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect Resistance and Genetics