Nano-Enabled Insecticides for Efficient Pest Management: Definition, Classification, Synergistic Mechanism, and Safety Assessment
The widespread use of pesticides plays a vital role in safeguarding crop yields and ensuring global food security. However, their improper application has led to serious challenges, including environmental pollution, pesticide residues, and increasing insect resistance. Traditional chemical pesticid...
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| description | The widespread use of pesticides plays a vital role in safeguarding crop yields and ensuring global food security. However, their improper application has led to serious challenges, including environmental pollution, pesticide residues, and increasing insect resistance. Traditional chemical pesticides are no longer sufficient to meet the demands for sustainable modern agriculture. Recent advances in nanotechnology offer innovative strategies for improving pesticide delivery, bioavailability, and selectivity. This review systematically summarizes the current progress in nano-insecticides, including their definitions, classification, preparation techniques, synergistic mechanisms, insecticidal performance, and safety evaluation. In addition, emerging strategies, such as multi-stimuli responsive systems, co-delivery with multiple agents or genetic materials, and integration with biological control, are discussed. Finally, future perspectives are proposed to guide the design/development of intelligent, efficient, and eco-friendly nano-insecticides for sustainable pest management in modern agriculture. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c261b29441884a779a8efecfb5636fae2025-08-20T03:50:20ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-07-011513105010.3390/nano15131050Nano-Enabled Insecticides for Efficient Pest Management: Definition, Classification, Synergistic Mechanism, and Safety AssessmentYing Wei0Jingyi Chen1Min Dong2Meizhen Yin3Jie Shen4Le Gao5Shuo Yan6State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MARA Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MARA Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MARA Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MARA Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaDepartment of Horticulture, Beijing Vocational College of Agriculture, Beijing 102442, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MARA Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaThe widespread use of pesticides plays a vital role in safeguarding crop yields and ensuring global food security. However, their improper application has led to serious challenges, including environmental pollution, pesticide residues, and increasing insect resistance. Traditional chemical pesticides are no longer sufficient to meet the demands for sustainable modern agriculture. Recent advances in nanotechnology offer innovative strategies for improving pesticide delivery, bioavailability, and selectivity. This review systematically summarizes the current progress in nano-insecticides, including their definitions, classification, preparation techniques, synergistic mechanisms, insecticidal performance, and safety evaluation. In addition, emerging strategies, such as multi-stimuli responsive systems, co-delivery with multiple agents or genetic materials, and integration with biological control, are discussed. Finally, future perspectives are proposed to guide the design/development of intelligent, efficient, and eco-friendly nano-insecticides for sustainable pest management in modern agriculture.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/13/1050green pest managementnano-insecticidenano-delivery systemsynergistic effectsafety assessment |
| spellingShingle | Ying Wei Jingyi Chen Min Dong Meizhen Yin Jie Shen Le Gao Shuo Yan Nano-Enabled Insecticides for Efficient Pest Management: Definition, Classification, Synergistic Mechanism, and Safety Assessment Nanomaterials green pest management nano-insecticide nano-delivery system synergistic effect safety assessment |
| title | Nano-Enabled Insecticides for Efficient Pest Management: Definition, Classification, Synergistic Mechanism, and Safety Assessment |
| title_full | Nano-Enabled Insecticides for Efficient Pest Management: Definition, Classification, Synergistic Mechanism, and Safety Assessment |
| title_fullStr | Nano-Enabled Insecticides for Efficient Pest Management: Definition, Classification, Synergistic Mechanism, and Safety Assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nano-Enabled Insecticides for Efficient Pest Management: Definition, Classification, Synergistic Mechanism, and Safety Assessment |
| title_short | Nano-Enabled Insecticides for Efficient Pest Management: Definition, Classification, Synergistic Mechanism, and Safety Assessment |
| title_sort | nano enabled insecticides for efficient pest management definition classification synergistic mechanism and safety assessment |
| topic | green pest management nano-insecticide nano-delivery system synergistic effect safety assessment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/13/1050 |
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