14 Nanotechnology: a novel weapon for insect pest and vector management
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Manas Paramanik
Abstract
Nearly three-fourths of the global fauna are insects and about 1% of them are regarded as major pests or vectors. Sustainable agricultural practices vastly depend on the mitigation of insect pests, the devastators of human food. Some members transmit life-threatening vector-borne diseases. After the 1950s, synthetic insecticides gained popularity in pest and vector control strategies but their detrimental nature on the environment forced the management program’s switch to an eco-friendly approach. Nanoscience offers one such efficacious green alternative to suppress the furious action of pests and vector insects on food and health of humans. Nanotechnology can be useful for controlling insect pest and vector populations through the lipid, polymer, clay, metal, and other formulations of nanomaterial-based insecticides, nano-mediated genes or DNA transfer to plants, and encapsulated nanoparticles show great stability, permeability, and specificity. The big advantage is that because of their miniature feature, they are able to spread easily on the body of the target insects and are rather harmless to non-target organisms. This chapter discusses the various formulation techniques of nanomaterials, bio-nanoinsecticides, their modes of action on the different target insect groups, their relevance to pest and vector insect management, and the future challenges and prospects.
Abstract
Nearly three-fourths of the global fauna are insects and about 1% of them are regarded as major pests or vectors. Sustainable agricultural practices vastly depend on the mitigation of insect pests, the devastators of human food. Some members transmit life-threatening vector-borne diseases. After the 1950s, synthetic insecticides gained popularity in pest and vector control strategies but their detrimental nature on the environment forced the management program’s switch to an eco-friendly approach. Nanoscience offers one such efficacious green alternative to suppress the furious action of pests and vector insects on food and health of humans. Nanotechnology can be useful for controlling insect pest and vector populations through the lipid, polymer, clay, metal, and other formulations of nanomaterial-based insecticides, nano-mediated genes or DNA transfer to plants, and encapsulated nanoparticles show great stability, permeability, and specificity. The big advantage is that because of their miniature feature, they are able to spread easily on the body of the target insects and are rather harmless to non-target organisms. This chapter discusses the various formulation techniques of nanomaterials, bio-nanoinsecticides, their modes of action on the different target insect groups, their relevance to pest and vector insect management, and the future challenges and prospects.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Acknowledgments VII
- Contents IX
- 1 The current scenario in nanocomposite and nanohybrid materials 1
- 2 A current perspective on nanocomposite and nanohybrid material: developments and trends 29
- 3 Synthetic nanomaterials: fabrication, development, and characterization 55
- 4 Advances in fabrication, development, and characterization of synthetic nanomaterials 85
- 5 Structural, morphological, thermal, and long persistent properties of synthesized nanostructured phosphor 99
- 6 Mechanical characteristics and surface roughness testing of nanomaterials in enhancing the discharge over spillways 117
- 7 Biomedical considerations of nanomaterials based on biological aspects in biomedical field 139
- 8 Nanomaterial-based molecular imaging and targeted cancer therapy: current progress and limitations 161
- 9 Emerging perspectives of nanoparticles to treat neurodegenerative diseases 179
- 10 Understanding antibacterial disinfection mechanisms of oxide-based photocatalytic materials 195
- 11 Nanocomposites and nanohybrids in additive manufacturing 223
- 12 Characterization and mechanical properties analysis of carbon nanotube and hydroxyapatite-modified polymethyl methacrylate bone cement for bio-nanocomposite 237
- 13 Role of nanomaterials in enhancing the performance of polymer composite materials 259
- 14 Nanotechnology: a novel weapon for insect pest and vector management 277
- 15 Effect of carbon nanotubes, aluminum hydroxide, and zinc borate on the mechanical and fire properties of epoxy nanocomposite 297
- 16 Recent advancements in polymer nanocomposites-based adsorbents for chromium removal 315
- About the editors 337
- List of contributors 339
- Index 343
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Acknowledgments VII
- Contents IX
- 1 The current scenario in nanocomposite and nanohybrid materials 1
- 2 A current perspective on nanocomposite and nanohybrid material: developments and trends 29
- 3 Synthetic nanomaterials: fabrication, development, and characterization 55
- 4 Advances in fabrication, development, and characterization of synthetic nanomaterials 85
- 5 Structural, morphological, thermal, and long persistent properties of synthesized nanostructured phosphor 99
- 6 Mechanical characteristics and surface roughness testing of nanomaterials in enhancing the discharge over spillways 117
- 7 Biomedical considerations of nanomaterials based on biological aspects in biomedical field 139
- 8 Nanomaterial-based molecular imaging and targeted cancer therapy: current progress and limitations 161
- 9 Emerging perspectives of nanoparticles to treat neurodegenerative diseases 179
- 10 Understanding antibacterial disinfection mechanisms of oxide-based photocatalytic materials 195
- 11 Nanocomposites and nanohybrids in additive manufacturing 223
- 12 Characterization and mechanical properties analysis of carbon nanotube and hydroxyapatite-modified polymethyl methacrylate bone cement for bio-nanocomposite 237
- 13 Role of nanomaterials in enhancing the performance of polymer composite materials 259
- 14 Nanotechnology: a novel weapon for insect pest and vector management 277
- 15 Effect of carbon nanotubes, aluminum hydroxide, and zinc borate on the mechanical and fire properties of epoxy nanocomposite 297
- 16 Recent advancements in polymer nanocomposites-based adsorbents for chromium removal 315
- About the editors 337
- List of contributors 339
- Index 343
