@Article{jrm.2022.020965,
AUTHOR = {Vianey Mendez-Trujillo, Benjamín Valdez-Salas, Mario Curiel-Alvarez, Ernesto Beltran-Partida, Arnoldo Alfaro-Corres, Esaú Ruiz-Sanchez, Gerardo Bautista-Trujillo, Olivia Tzintzun Camacho, Onecimo Grimaldo-Juarez, Carlos Ceceña-Duran, Carlos Ail-Catzin, Daniel González-Mendoza},
TITLE = {Insecticidal Effect of Green Bimetallic Nanoparticles from <i>Crotalaria longirostrata</i> on Cotton Mealybug, <i>Phenacoccus solenopsis</i>},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {10},
YEAR = {2022},
NUMBER = {10},
PAGES = {2543--2552},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v10n10/48184},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {The present study was conducted to evaluate the impact of bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) from <i>Crotalaria longirostrata</i> on the insect mortality and cell viability of <i>Phenacoccus solenopsis</i>. The biosynthesis of bimetallic nanoparticles (Cu/Zn-NPs) from <i>C. longirostrata</i> was confirmed by the presence of a single peak around 378 nm. The hydrodynamic diameter of the Cu/Zn nanoparticles varied from 59 to 119 nm and their zeta potential was found to be −30.90 mV. The EDX analysis showed a strong signal for Cu and Zn (8 and 8.6 keV, respectively). The Cu/Zn-NPs showed an effective insecticide activity against <i>P. solenopsis</i> with 63% of insect mortality after 96 h treatment. However, further studies about nanotoxicity of Cu/Zn-NPs from <i>C. longirostra</i> are needed to reveal the exact mechanism of nanoparticles toxicity in insects.},
DOI = {10.32604/jrm.2022.020965}
}