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Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology Congress 2018
October 15-17, 2018
October 15-17, 2018 Dubai, UAE
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Nanotechnology Congress
A comparison of nano-thiacloprid and its commercial formulation against green apple aphid (aphis
pomi) on apple.
Shifa Muneer, F.A.Zaki and Malik Mukhtar
SKUAST-K, India
C
hemical insecticides are the agents of controlling insects wherein the control may result fromkilling the insect or preventing
it from engaging in behaviours deemed destructive. Different eras of insecticides brought a revolution and have been in
use for more than 50 years. They have resulted in fast, economical and effective pest control. However, after all these years
of utilizing chemical pesticides to control pests, some disadvantages came to surface as well, like resistance, resurgence, low
solubility and led to shifting to modern methods of combating pests like nanotechnology. In this study we developed a nano-
insecticide of thiacloprid by utilizing the purest form of this insecticide i.e. its technical grade. The nano-insecticide was
developed by first synthesizing amphiphilic polymer and then encapsulating the active ingredient of this insecticide in the
nanospheres of the developed amphiphilic polymer. Consequently, the nano-formulation synthesized viz. Nano-thiacloprid
was then evaluated along with its respective commercial formulations viz. Thiacloprid (Alanto). These two insecticides were
studied for mortality response using leaf dip method under graded response bioassay, against Green Apple Aphid (Aphis
pomi). The mortality was recorded after 24 hours and these mortality counts were subjected to probit-regression analysis after
percentage mortalities were corrected for calculating LC50 values by Abbott’s formula. LC50 value of 1.02 ppm was recorded
in case of nano-thiacloprid, while thiacloprid was found to be 6 times less efficient than its commercial formulation with
LC50 value of 6.05 ppm. Nano-formulation of thiacloprid proved to be efficient in comparison to its commercial formulations
as LC50 value was much lower as compared to commercial formulation. Owing to small surface area of nano-insecticides,
better penetration occurs in insect body and longer persistence on leaf surface, as supported by the research findings. Nano-
formulations of pesticides promise improved efficacy and can certainly replace the conventional pesticides in near future.
Recent Publications
1. Shifa, Asma Sherwani and Malik Mukhtar. Dose mortality response of European Red Mite (Panonychus ulmi Koch) to
various acaricides. Indian Journal of Ecology. 2016, 43:489-493
2. Deelak Amin, M. A. Sofi, G. M. Mir, Shifa, Shahida Ibrahim and Asmat Ara. Indian Journal of Ecology. 2016, 43: 178-179
3. Asmat Ara, Z.A. Dar, Asif Iqbal, Shifa and Deelak Amin Crop Environment Interaction Assessment in Brassica rapa var.
Brown Sarson. Vegetos- An International Journal of Plant Research. 2016. 30(1): 87-92
4. Shahzada Ramzan, M. A. Paray, S.H. Parrey, Munazah Yaqoob, Rizwana Khurshid, Shifa and Deelak Amin. Species richness
and abundance of insect pollinators on pear blossoms in Kashmir Himalayans. Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture. 2016.
12(1):54-57
Biography
Shifa Muneer is a young, enthusiastic and an innovative researcher working in the field of agriculture and horticulture with focus on nano-pesticides; intrinsic toxicity
of pesticides and different toxicological parameters. Shifa has not only been a gold medallist in Bachelors in Agriculture, but also in Masters in Agriculture and has
also been declared as the University topper amongst all the faculties of the university. Shifa is an awardee of the very prestigious INSPIRE fellowship, Department
of Science and Technology (DST), India and has also been selected under the Nano-mission school sponsored by DST. Shifa has researched in collaboration with
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, India for synthesis of nano-formulations of pesticides. She strives to work towards synthesizing nano-
pesticides and also testing and evaluating them. Her work is very imperative to the pesticide companies, different universities and is a breakthrough in the field of
plant protection.
shifamuneer2@yahoo.comShifa Muneer et al., J Nanomed Nanotechnol 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7439-C9-091