Insecticidal Activity of Plant Extracts

Volume 3 - Issue 3

Jagessar RC*

Received: November 13, 2019;   Published: December 02, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/DDIPIJ.2019.03.000161

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Abstract

Insecticides are a group of compounds with heterogenous toxicity, whose intended purpose is to kills insects. Synthetic insecticides are known for their very harmful environmental and health impacts. This therefore generates a need for a safer solution. Botanicals are a special group of insecticides with a natural origin, obtained primarily from plant parts. There is a continued interest to screen plants for their insecticidal activities in light of the great destruction done to crops that affect the livelihood of the populace worldwide, especially in countries, whose GDP depends primarily on agriculture. Guyana, a country on the mainland of South America is no exception. Agricultural produce is now threaten by emerging new species of insect pests, such as in the rice sector. Thus, there is a need to screen Guyana’s richly biodiversified flora for its insecticidal activities and to promote research in biological control of crop pests and boost the agro industry.

Keywords: Insectides; environmental; Guyana; biodiversified flora

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