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Insecticidal Effect of Green Bimetallic Nanoparticles from Crotalaria longirostrata on Cotton Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis

Vianey Mendez-Trujillo¹, Benjamín Valdez-Salas², Mario Curiel-Alvarez², Ernesto Beltran-Partida², Arnoldo Alfaro-Corres³, Esaú Ruiz-Sanchez³, Gerardo Bautista-Trujillo⁴, Olivia Tzintzun Camacho⁵, Onecimo Grimaldo-Juarez⁵, Carlos Ceceña-Duran⁵, Carlos Ail-Catzin⁵, Daniel González-Mendoza^5,*

1 Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Dr. Humberto Torres Sanginés S/N, Centro Cívico, Mexicali, Baja California, México
2 Instituto de Ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Calle de la Normal S/N y Boulevard Benito Juárez, Mexicali, Baja California, México
3 Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Antigua Carretera Mérida-Motul, Conkal, Yucatán, México
4 Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Chiapas, México
5 Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas, Baja California, México

* Corresponding Author: Daniel González-Mendoza. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Current Advances in Green Nanomaterials Applications)

Journal of Renewable Materials 2022, 10(10), 2543-2552. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2022.020965

Received 21 December 2021; Accepted 14 April 2022; Issue published 08 June 2022

Abstract

The present study was conducted to evaluate the impact of bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) from Crotalaria longirostrata on the insect mortality and cell viability of Phenacoccus solenopsis. The biosynthesis of bimetallic nanoparticles (Cu/Zn-NPs) from C. longirostrata 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 P. solenopsis with 63% of insect mortality after 96 h treatment. However, further studies about nanotoxicity of Cu/Zn-NPs from C. longirostra are needed to reveal the exact mechanism of nanoparticles toxicity in insects.

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