renaissance for botanical insecticides?

Botanical insecticides continue to be a subject of keen interest among the international research community, reflected in the steady growth in scientific publications devoted to the subject. Until very recently though, the translation of that theory to practice, i.e. the commercialisation and adopti...

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Published in:Pest management science 2015-12, Vol.71 (12), p.1587-1590
Main Author: Isman, Murray B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animal health
Animals
Biological Products
biopesticides
botanical insecticides
Commercialization
Environmental regulations
Flowers & plants
Insect Control - legislation & jurisprudence
Insect Control - methods
Insecticides
Jurisdiction
markets
non-food uses
pesticide regulation
Pesticides
Plant Extracts
plant natural products
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Summary:Botanical insecticides continue to be a subject of keen interest among the international research community, reflected in the steady growth in scientific publications devoted to the subject. Until very recently though, the translation of that theory to practice, i.e. the commercialisation and adoption of new botanical insecticides in the marketplace, has seriously lagged behind. Strict regulatory regimes, long the bane of small pesticide producers, are beginning to relax some of the data requirements for ‘low‐risk’ pesticide products, facilitating movement of more botanicals into the commercial arena. In this paper I discuss some of the jurisdictions where botanicals are increasingly finding favour, some of the newer botanical insecticides in the plant and animal health arsenal and some of the specific sectors where botanicals are most likely to compete effectively with other types of insecticidal product. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry
ISSN:1526-498X
1526-4998
DOI:10.1002/ps.4088