Abstract
In recent years, pesticide residues have become a danger to the food chain, the environment, and human health. Some nano metal oxides had been applied with pesticides to solve these problems and enhanced their insecticidal Activity. This new technology for the complete mineralization of pesticides is necessary to convert them to non-toxic forms. In this study, we investigated the synergistic effect of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with some neonicotinoid pesticides (Thioxam 25%WG and Actara 25% WP) against 4th instar larvae of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and cotton aphid, Aphisgossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididea). These cotton pests were allowed to feed on castor leaves after impregnated with pesticides at recommended rate with the composite of ZnO (NPs). Observations showed an increase in mortality (48.57 %, 93.51 % increased mortality). The addition of the ZnO nanoparticles to insecticides increased the insecticidal activities and a reduction (%) against tested cotton pests. The synthesized nano metal oxide was characterized by different techniques as FTIR spectroscopy, TEM and UV spectroscopy used for a determination band gap of the prepared ZnO NPs. This present study suggests that nanoparticles metal oxide as (ZnO) applying as eco-friendly nanomaterial in the field of pest control.
Highlights
In all the world, the crops were raided by various insects' groups, causing sharp damage to plants (Wardle, et al, 2004)
This study aimed to investigate the effect of adding zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) to Thioxam 25%WG and Actara 25% WP against 4th instar larvae of S. litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and cotton aphid, A.gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididea)
In Figure (2), TEM image analyzed the traced of the insecticides on Nano metal ZnO surface
Summary
The crops were raided by various insects' groups, causing sharp damage to plants (Wardle, et al, 2004). Different groups of synthetic insecticides were much used to control these pests (Damalas and Koutroubas, 2016; Jameel, et al, 2019). Ferric, zinc, aluminum, magnesium, cerium, and titanium nanometal oxides are extremely effective adsorbents for a wide range of pesticides. They have a high adsorption capacity, low cost, high surface area, and short diffusion distance (Armaghan and Amini, 2012; Moradi Dehaghi, et al, 2014; Tavakkoli, Yazdanbakhsh, 2013; Cheng, 2013; Bardajee, and Hooshyar, 2013).
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