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Naturally occurring insecticides

S B Soloway

    Environmental Health Perspectives
    |April 1, 1976
    PubMed
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    Natural insecticides like pyrethrum offer low toxicity and environmental dissipation but have high costs. They also inspire synthetic mimics, such as pyrethroids.

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    Area of Science:

    • Agricultural Science
    • Environmental Science
    • Toxicology

    Background:

    • Naturally occurring insecticides are diverse but underutilized commercially.
    • Limited data exists on the mammalian toxicology and environmental impact of common natural insecticides.
    • Commercial natural insecticides include pyrethrum, nicotine, rotenone, hellebore, ryania, and sabadilla.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review the chemical properties, efficacy, and safety of natural insecticides.
    • To explore their potential as leads for synthetic insecticide development.
    • To consolidate information on their occurrence, production, utilization, and toxicological profiles.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review of scientific articles and regulatory documents.
    • Analysis of chemical structures and their correlation with insecticidal activity.

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  • Compilation of data on metabolism, insect toxicity, and mammalian toxicity.

    • Main Results:

    • Natural insecticides generally exhibit low acute toxicity and degrade readily in the environment.
    • Challenges include mixed active/inactive components and low active ingredient content, leading to high costs.
    • Synthetic pyrethroids, inspired by natural pyrethrins, are commercially successful mimics.

    Conclusions:

    • Natural insecticides possess favorable environmental and toxicological profiles but face economic hurdles.
    • They serve as valuable templates for the development of synthetic analogues.
    • Further research into their toxicology and environmental fate is warranted.