Benzophenyl urea insecticides – useful and eco-friendly options for insect pest control

Ganguly, P.; Mandal, J.; Mandal, N.; Rakshit, R.; Patra, S.

Abstract

Insecticides play a very important role in increasing production by protecting crops from destructive insect pests. But indiscriminate use of conventional
and broad spectrum insecticides, leads to development of resistance, resurgence and environmental pollution. Therefore, it is necessary to select new,
safe and less persistent products for
ecofriendly and sustainable pest
management. Benzophenyl urea based
insecticides fit well in this aspect. These
are basically inhibitors of the chitin
synthesis in insects which make them
strong candidate for the integrated pest
management. Extensive research has
been carried out on different aspects to
assess the potentiality and environment
friendliness of this group of insecticides.
Thus, the aim of this review is to gather
comprehensive information about
benzophenyl urea insecticide related to
its development, mode of action, bioefficacy, environmental fate and ecotoxicity, which may be helpful for the
researchers for future endeavour.

Citation

Ganguly, P., Mandal, J., Mandal, N., Rakshit, R., & Patra, S. (2020). Benzophenyl urea insecticides – useful and eco-friendly options for insect pest control. Journal of environmental biology, 41(3), 527-538. https://doi.org/10.22438/jeb/41/3/mrn-1284

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 27, 2020
• Online Publication Date: May 15, 2020
• Publication Date: May 15, 2020
• Deposit Date: Sep 2, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Environmental Biology
• Print ISSN: 0254-8704
• Electronic ISSN: 2394-0379
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 527-538
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22438/jeb/41/3/mrn-1284
• Keywords: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Toxicology; Environmental Engineering