F1000Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13, P. 1071 - 1071
Published: Oct. 29, 2024
Biopesticides
are
pest
control
products
derived
from
natural
sources
such
as
microbes,
macro-organisms
(insects
and
pathogens),
plant
extracts,
certain
minerals.
Many
biopesticides
considered
environmentally
safe
can
complement
or
substitute
conventional
chemical
pesticides.
They
also
be
highly
specific
broad
spectrum
with
a
unique
mode
of
action
controlling
wide
range
species.
Due
to
their
target-specificity
low
no
environmental
residuality,
conform
the
3
pillars
Climate-Smart
Agriculture,
Sustainable
Development
Goals,
and,
ultimately,
Paris
Agreement.
This
review
focuses
largely
on
microbial
fungi,
bacteria,
viruses,
nematodes.
It
discusses
(i)
various
biopesticide
formulations,
(ii)
action,
(iii)
factors
that
affect
potential
efficacy
biopesticides,
(iv)
challenges
adoption
(v)
role
in
Integrated
Pest
Management
programs.
Finally,
advancements
application
techniques,
well
future
research
directions
gaps,
highlighted.
Advanced Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2(3)
Published: July 15, 2024
RNA
silencing
(or
interference,
RNAi)
initiated
by
double-stranded
RNAs
is
a
conserved
mechanism
for
regulating
gene
expression
in
eukaryotes.
RNAi-based
crop
protection
strategies,
including
host-induced
(HIGS),
spray-induced
(SIGS)
and
microbe-induced
(MIGS),
have
been
successfully
used
against
various
pests
pathogens.
Here,
we
highlight
the
challenges
surrounding
dsRNA
design,
large-scale
production
of
delivery
systems.
Addressing
these
questions
will
accelerate
lab-to-field
transition
strategies.
Moreover,
based
on
studies
exogenous
dsRNA-induced
RNAi
inheritance
Caenorhabditis
elegans,
speculate
that
strategies
would
confer
longer-lasting
crops
or
fungal
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Jan. 17, 2025
Plant-parasitic
nematodes
(PPNs),
including
root-knot
(Meloidogyne
spp.),
cyst
(Heterodera
and
Globodera
other
economically
significant
nematode
species,
pose
severe
threats
to
global
agriculture.
These
employ
diverse
survival
strategies,
such
as
dormancy
in
cysts
or
robust
infective
juvenile
stages.
Consequently,
their
management
is
challenging.
Traditional
control
methods,
the
use
of
chemical
nematicides,
are
increasingly
scrutinized
because
environmental
health
concerns.
This
review
focuses
on
specific
mechanisms
employed
by
Bacillus
spp.,
nematicidal
compound
production,
systemic
resistance
induction,
cuticle
degradation,
target
nematodes.
offer
sustainable
solutions
for
managing
promoting
soil
enhancing
microbial
diversity
nutrient
cycling.
An
integrated
approach
leveraging
Bacillus-based
biocontrol
proposed
maximize
efficacy
agricultural
sustainability.
F1000Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13, P. 1071 - 1071
Published: Feb. 10, 2025
Biopesticides
are
pest
control
products
derived
from
natural
sources
such
as
microbes,
macro-organisms
(insects
and
pathogens),
plant
extracts,
certain
minerals.
Many
biopesticides
considered
environmentally
safe
can
complement
or
substitute
conventional
chemical
pesticides.
They
also
be
highly
specific
broad
spectrum
with
a
unique
mode
of
action
controlling
wide
range
species.
Due
to
their
target-specificity
low
no
environmental
residuality,
conform
the
3
pillars
Climate-Smart
Agriculture,
Sustainable
Development
Goals,
and,
ultimately,
Paris
Agreement.
This
review
focuses
largely
on
microbial
fungi,
bacteria,
viruses,
nematodes.
It
discusses
(i)
various
biopesticide
formulations,
(ii)
action,
(iii)
factors
that
affect
potential
efficacy
biopesticides,
(iv)
challenges
adoption
(v)
role
in
Integrated
Pest
Management
programs.
Finally,
advancements
application
techniques,
well
future
research
directions
gaps,
highlighted.
F1000Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13, P. 1071 - 1071
Published: March 11, 2025
Biopesticides
are
pest
control
products
derived
from
natural
sources
such
as
microbes,
macro-organisms
(insects
and
pathogens),
plant
extracts,
certain
minerals.
Many
biopesticides
considered
environmentally
safe
can
complement
or
substitute
conventional
chemical
pesticides.
They
also
be
highly
specific
broad
spectrum
with
a
unique
mode
of
action
controlling
wide
range
species.
Due
to
their
target-specificity
low
no
environmental
residuality,
conform
the
3
pillars
Climate-Smart
Agriculture,
Sustainable
Development
Goals,
and,
ultimately,
Paris
Agreement.
This
review
focuses
largely
on
microbial
fungi,
bacteria,
viruses,
nematodes.
It
discusses
(i)
various
biopesticide
formulations,
(ii)
action,
(iii)
factors
that
affect
potential
efficacy
biopesticides,
(iv)
challenges
adoption
(v)
role
in
Integrated
Pest
Management
programs.
Finally,
advancements
application
techniques,
well
future
research
directions
gaps,
highlighted.
F1000Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13, P. 1071 - 1071
Published: Dec. 6, 2024
Biopesticides
are
pest
control
products
derived
from
natural
sources
such
as
microbes,
macro-organisms
(insects
and
pathogens),
plant
extracts,
certain
minerals.
Many
biopesticides
considered
environmentally
safe
can
complement
or
substitute
conventional
chemical
pesticides.
They
also
be
highly
specific
broad
spectrum
with
a
unique
mode
of
action
controlling
wide
range
species.
Due
to
their
target-specificity
low
no
environmental
residuality,
conform
the
3
pillars
Climate-Smart
Agriculture,
Sustainable
Development
Goals,
and,
ultimately,
Paris
Agreement.
This
review
focuses
largely
on
microbial
fungi,
bacteria,
viruses,
nematodes.
It
discusses
(i)
various
biopesticide
formulations,
(ii)
action,
(iii)
factors
that
affect
potential
efficacy
biopesticides,
(iv)
challenges
adoption
(v)
role
in
Integrated
Pest
Management
programs.
Finally,
advancements
application
techniques,
well
future
research
directions
gaps,
highlighted.
