Talha Ali Chohan^1,*, Tahir Ali Chohan^2,*, Muhammad Zahid Mumtaz¹, Muhammad Waqar Alam³, Salah ud Din⁴, Iqra Naseer⁵, Ayesha Riaz¹, Tayyeba Naseem¹, Areeba Iftikhar⁶, Dur E. Najaf Ali¹, Mubashir Hassan⁷, Hayssam M. Ali⁸

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.7, pp. 1943-1954, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.026945

Abstract Myzus persicae (M. persicae) is now considered a threat to agricultural crops due to economic losses. Numerous synthetic insecticides applied every year against M. persicae, are reported to be unsafe for environment, humans, and beneficial insects. Furthermore, several species of Myzus have been found to develop resistance due to over application of these insecticides. Therefore, it is required to find some novel insecticide that would be safe for the environment as well as for humans. In the current study, two major pure constituents α-pinene and β-caryophyllene were evaluated for their insecticidal potential against M. persicae using a fumigant toxicity assay.… More >

Jiulong Wang¹, Yanqing Gao², Xiaoping Rao³, Zongde Wang¹, Shibin Shang⁴, Zhanqian Song⁴, Hongyan Si^1,*, Shengliang Liao^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.5, pp. 2367-2379, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.026333

Abstract The preparation of bioactive derivatives from the renewable natural product pinene is a hot research topic in the deep processing and utilization of pinene. In this study, β-pinene was used to develop novel molecules as a promising new precursor of insecticide. A series of amide-containing derivatives of β-pinene were synthesized and characterized. The insecticidal activities of these derivatives against Mythimna separate and Semiaphis heraclei were tested. The structure characterization results showed that the characterization data of amide-containing derivatives were in full agreement with their proposed structures. The insecticidal activities evaluation results indicated that amide-containing derivatives exhibited weak insecticidal activity against… More >