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A Review of Biopesticides and Their Mode of Action Against Insect Pests See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277017477 A Review of Biopesticides and Their Mode of Action Against Insect Pests Book · February 2015 DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2056-5_3 CITATIONS READS 64 31,937 1 author: Senthil-Nathan, Sengottayan Manonmaniam Sundaranar University 132 PUBLICATIONS 3,314 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Induced defenses in rice (Oryza sativa) by exogenous chemical elicitor against specialized pest and disease of the rice View project DBT sponsored project during 2011-14 at AC&RI, Madurai View project All content following this page was uploaded by Senthil-Nathan, Sengottayan on 22 May 2015. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. A Review of Biopesticides and Their Mode of Action Against Insect Pests Sengottayan Senthil-Nathan Abstract Biopesticides, including entomopathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, nema- todes, and plant secondary metabolites, are gaining increasing importance as they are alternatives to chemical pesticides and are a major component of many pest control programs. The virulence of various biopesticides such as nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV), bacteria, and plant product were tested under laboratory conditions very successfully and the selected ones were also evaluated under fi eld conditions with major success. Biopesticide products (including benefi cial insects) are now available commercially for the control of pest and diseases. The overall aim of biopesticide research is to make these biopesticide products available at farm level at an affordable price, and this would become a possible tool in the integrated pest management strategy. Moreover, biopesticide research is still going on and further research is needed in many aspects including bioformulation and areas such as commercialization. There has been a substantial renewal of commercial interest in biopesticides as demon- strated by the considerable number of agreements between pesticide com- panies and bioproduct companies which allow the development of effective biopesticides in the market. This paper has reviewed the important and basic defection of major biopesticides in the past. The future prospects for the development of new biopesticides are also discussed. 1 Introduction 1.1 Biopesticides S. Senthil-Nathan (*) Division of Biopesticides and Environmental Toxicology, Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Excellence Biopesticides are developed from naturally occur- in Environmental Sciences , Manonmaniam ring living organisms such as animals, plants, and Sundaranar University , 627 412 Alwarkurichi, microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, fungi, and viruses) Tirunelveli , Tamil Nadu , India e-mail: [email protected]; that can control serious plant- damaging insect [email protected] pests by their nontoxic eco- friendly mode of P. Thangavel and G. Sridevi (eds.), Environmental Sustainability, 49 DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2056-5_3, © Springer India 2015 50 S. Senthil-Nathan actions, therefore reaching importance all over the lems seen with chemical pesticides. Biopesticides world. Biopesticides and their by-products are are frequently target specifi c, are benign to mainly utilized for the management of pests inju- benefi cial insects, and do not cause air and water rious to plants (Mazid et al. 2011 ). quality problems in the environment, and also Biopesticides are classifi ed into three different agricultural crops can be reentered soon after categories: (1) plant-incorporated protectants, (2) treatment. Microorganisms from nature can also microbial pesticides, and (3) biochemical pesti- be used in organic production, and risks to human cides. They do not have any residue problem, health are low. In addition, the usage of biopesti- which is a matter of substantial concern for con- cides has other several advantages; e.g., many sumers, specifi cally for edible fruits and vegeta- target pests are not resistant to their effects bles. When they are used as a constituent of (Goettel et al. 2001 ; EPA 2006 ). insect pest management, the effi cacy of biopesti- Biopesticides derived from bacteria like cides can be equal to that of conventional pesti- Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a large array of fungi, cides, particularly for crops like fruits, vegetables, viruses, protozoa, and some benefi cial nematodes nuts, and fl owers. By combining synthetic pesti- have been formulated for greenhouse, turf, fi eld cide performance and environmental safety, crop, orchard, and garden use (Hom 1996 ; Butt biopesticides execute effi caciously with the trac- et al. 2001a , b ; Grewal et al. 2005 ; EPA 2006 ). tability of minimum application limitations and Biocontrol microbials, their insecticidal meta- with superior resistance management potential bolic products, and other pesticides based on (Kumar 2012 ; Senthil-Nathan 2013 ). living organisms are sorted as biopesticides by Copping and Menn ( 2000 ) reported that the EPA. There are hundreds of registered products biopesticides have been gaining attention and enlisted in EPA ( 2013 ). interest among those concerned with developing environmentally friendly and safe integrated crop management (ICM)-compatible approaches and 2 Microbial Pesticides tactics for pest management. In particular, farm- ers’ adoption of biopesticides may follow the 2.1 Bacteria recent trend of “organically produced food” and the more effective introduction of “biologically 2.1.1 Bacillus thuringiensis based products” with a wide spectrum of biologi- Beginning in the 1980s and continuing to the cal activities against key target organisms, as well present, a different molecular approach has been as the developing recognition that these agents employed to develop market acceptance of can be utilized to replace synthetic chemical pes- biopesticides. Earlier, several efforts were ticides (Menn and Hall 1999 ; Copping and Menn aimed at establishing microbial insecticides, 2000 ; Chandrasekaran et al. 2012 ; Senthil- like Bt , which has been used commercially over Nathan 2013 ). 40 years (Gelernter and Schwab 1993 ). Later, Insecticides from microorganisms extend a some Bacillus species such as Bacillus thuringi- unique chance to developing countries to ensis israelensis Bti and Bacillus sphaericus research, and they have possessed to develop 2362 ( Bs ) were found particularly effective natural biopesticide resources in protecting crops. against mosquito (Revathi et al. 2013 ) and other The utilization of biopesticide programs would dipteran larvae. Bti was fi rst discovered to have be required to prevent the development of resis- increased toxicity against mosquito larvae in tance in target insect pests to synthetic chemical 1975 (Goldberg and Margalit 1977 ). pesticides and toxins from biopesticides (Copping Various bacterial species and subspecies, and Menn 2000 ; Senthil-Nathan 2006 ; Senthil- especially Bacillus , Pseudomonas , etc., have Nathan et al. 2006 , 2009 ). been established as biopesticides and are primar- Compared with chemical pesticides, biopesti- ily used to control insect and plant diseases. Most cides do not present the same regulatory prob- salient among these are insecticides based on A Review of Biopesticides and Their Mode of Action Against Insect Pests 51 Fig. 1 Mode of action of Bt toxin against lepidopteran insects several subspecies of Bacillus thuringiensis Toxicity of Bti and some other toxic strains is Berliner. These include B. thuringiensis ssp. commonly imputed to the parasporal inclusion kurstaki and aizawai , with the highest activity bodies (δ-endotoxins) which are produced during against lepidopteran larval species; B. thuringi- sporulation time. These endotoxins must be ensis israelensis , with activity against mosquito assimilated by the larvae to accomplish toxicity. larvae, black fl y (simuliid), and fungus gnats; B. Bt and their subspecies produce different insecti- thuringiensis tenebrionis , with activity against cidal crystal proteins (δ-endotoxins), and their coleopteran adults and larvae, most notably the toxicity was determined (Chilcott et al. 1983 ; Colorado potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlin- Aronson and Shai 2001 ). These toxins, when eata ); and B. thuringiensis japonensis strain ingested by the larvae, can damage the gut tis- Buibui, with activity against soil-inhabiting sues, leading to gut paralysis. After that, the beetles (Carlton 1993 ; Copping and Menn 2000 ). infected larvae stop feeding and fi nally they die Bt produces crystalline proteins and kills few from the combined effects of starvation and mid- target insect pest species like lepidopteran species. gut epithelium impairment (Fig. 1 ) (Betz et al. The binding of the Bt crystalline proteins to insect 2000 ; Zhu et al. 2000 ; Darboux et al. 2001 ). gut receptor determines the target insect pest Some other microbial pesticides act by out- (Kumar 2012 ). competing insect pest organisms. Microbial 52 S. Senthil-Nathan pesticides need to be continuously supervised to was termed M. anisopliae by Sorokin in 1883 ensure that they do not become capable of injur- (Tulloch 1976 ). ing nontarget organisms, including humans Several entomopathogenic fungi and their (Mazid et al. 2011 ). In previous studies, the derivatives are also used as microbial pesticides. M. microbial pesticide advance has resulted in a sig- anisopliae are hyphomycete entomopathogenic nifi cant decrease of synthetic chemical insecti- fungi most widely used for insect pest control and cide usage (James
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