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Title

Nanoencapsulation of Acetamiprid by Sodium Alginate and Polyethylene Glycol Enhanced Its Insecticidal Efficiency.

Authors

Ebadollahi, Asgar; Valizadeh, Bita; Panahandeh, Saleh; Mirhosseini, Hadiseh; Zolfaghari, Maryam; Changbunjong, Tanasak

Abstract

Nanoformulation has been considered one of the newly applied methods in integrated pest management strategies. In this research, a conventional neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid was nanoencapsulated via AL (Sodium Alginate) and PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) and tested against the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola. The synthesized particles had spherical-like morphology and nanoscale based on TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) and DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering). The encapsulation efficiency and loading percentages of acetamiprid in AL and PEG were 92.58% and 90.15%, and 88.46% and 86.79%, respectively. Leaf discs treated with different formulations by the leaf-dipping method were used for oral toxicity assays. The LC50 values (Lethal Concentration to kill 50% of insect population) of acetamiprid and Al- and PEG-nanoencapsulated formulations on third-instar larvae were 0.68, 0.04, and 0.08 ppm, respectively. Based on the highest relative potency, AL-encapsulated acetamiprid had the most toxicity. The content of energy reserve protein, glucose, and triglyceride and the activity of detoxifying enzymes esterase and glutathione S-transferase of the larvae treated by LC50 values of nanoformulations were also decreased. According to the current findings, the nanoencapsulation of acetamiprid by Al and PEG can increase its insecticidal performance in terms of lethal and sublethal toxicity.

Subjects

POLYETHYLENE glycol; SODIUM alginate; INTEGRATED pest control; ALGINATES; IMIDACLOPRID; CHRYSOMELIDAE; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; DIGESTIVE enzymes

Publication

Nanomaterials (2079-4991), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 17, p2971

ISSN

2079-4991

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.3390/nano12172971

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