TY  - EJOU
AU  - Mendez-Trujillo, Vianey 
AU  - Valdez-Salas, Benjamín 
AU  - Curiel-Alvarez, Mario 
AU  - Beltran-Partida, Ernesto 
AU  - Alfaro-Corres, Arnoldo 
AU  - Ruiz-Sanchez, Esaú 
AU  - Bautista-Trujillo, Gerardo 
AU  - Camacho, Olivia Tzintzun 
AU  - Grimaldo-Juarez, Onecimo 
AU  - Ceceña-Duran, Carlos 
AU  - Ail-Catzin, Carlos 
AU  - González-Mendoza, Daniel 

TI  - Insecticidal Effect of Green Bimetallic Nanoparticles from <i>Crotalaria longirostrata</i> on Cotton Mealybug, <i>Phenacoccus solenopsis</i>
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

PY  - 2022
VL  - 10
IS  - 10
SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - 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.
KW  - Phytonanoparticles; chipilin; biocontrol; agronanotechnology

DO  - 10.32604/jrm.2022.020965