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Nanocarrier mediated delivery of insecticides into tarsi enhances stink bug mortality

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  • Sandeep Sharma

    (University of California)

  • Thomas M. Perring

    (University of California)

  • Su-Ji Jeon

    (University of California)

  • Huazhang Huang

    (BASF corporation)

  • Wen Xu

    (BASF corporation)

  • Emir Islamovic

    (BASF corporation)

  • Bhaskar Sharma

    (University of California)

  • Ysabel Milton Giraldo

    (University of California)

  • Juan Pablo Giraldo

    (University of California)

Abstract

Current delivery practices for insecticide active ingredients are inefficient with only a fraction reaching their intended target. Herein, we developed carbon dot based nanocarriers with molecular baskets (γ-cyclodextrin) that enhance the delivery of active ingredients into insects (southern green stink bugs, Nezara viridula L.) via their tarsal pores. Nezara viridula feeds on leguminous plants worldwide and is a primary pest of soybeans. After two days of exposure, most of the nanocarriers and their active ingredient cargo (>85%) remained on the soybean leaf surface, rendering them available to the insects. The nanocarriers enter stink bugs through their tarsi, enhancing the delivery of a fluorescent chemical cargo by 2.6 times. The insecticide active ingredient nanoformulation (10 ppm) was 25% more effective in controlling the stink bugs than the active ingredient alone. Styletectomy experiments indicated that the improved active ingredient efficacy was due to the nanoformulation entering through the insect tarsal pores, consistent with fluorescent chemical cargo assays. This new nanopesticide approach offers efficient active ingredient delivery and improved integrated pest management for a more sustainable agriculture.

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  • Sandeep Sharma & Thomas M. Perring & Su-Ji Jeon & Huazhang Huang & Wen Xu & Emir Islamovic & Bhaskar Sharma & Ysabel Milton Giraldo & Juan Pablo Giraldo, 2024. "Nanocarrier mediated delivery of insecticides into tarsi enhances stink bug mortality," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-54013-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54013-7
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