Botanical pesticides – a major alternative to chemical pesticides: A review

Authors

  • Chengala Laxmishree Department of Botany, G. M. Momin Women’s College, Bhiwandi, Maharastra, India.
  • Singh Nandita Department of Zoology, G. M. Momin Women’s College, Bhiwandi, Maharastra, India.

Abstract

Pest management is one of the essential components in the agriculture. Conventional pesticides caused various environmental issues such as imbalances in the ecosystem, loss of soil fertility, and deterioration of marine life. Conventional pesticides also caused various harmful and serious issues on the humans and animal health leading to severe cancers, neurological disorders, hormonal disturbances, and reproductive issues. Botanical pesticides obtained naturally from plant based chemicals were found to be an effective alternative to conventional pesticides. Neem based pesticides are one of the most important botanical pesticides used widely in India for agricultural pest management followed by pyrethrum, and Eucalyptus oil based pesticides. Various botanical pesticides are used in the conventional, sustainable and integrated pest management.

Keywords: Pest management, conventional pesticides, botanical pesticides, azadirachtin, pyrethrin.

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2017-12-31

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Chengala Laxmishree, & Singh Nandita. (2017). Botanical pesticides – a major alternative to chemical pesticides: A review. International Journal of Life Sciences, 5(4), 722–729. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/141

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2017): International Journal of Life Sciences

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Review Articles

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Copyright (c) 2017 Chengala Laxmishree, Singh Nandita

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