TERPENES PROPERTIES AS BIOPESTICIDES

• Main Authors: Cañete, April Rose Q., Escuro, Carl Andrew M., Roces, Reginald A., Cammagay, John P.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: control agent; terpenes; aphids; biopesticides; steam distillation
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/paper_see/6; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1682/viewcontent/SEE__TERPENES_PROPERTIES_AS_BIOPESTICIDES.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Biopesticide consists of many different types like plants, fungi, bacteria, microalgae and nowadays it is not yet widely introduced and rarely available in the market; common available pesticides are chemical-based pesticides that harm not only the environment but also humans. Plant essential oils are created from different plant resources, most of them are members of the mint family (Lamiaceae) and a multiple combination of a class of terpenes that consist of two-isoprene units or called monoterpenes composed of oils. It linked an aromatic compound with a molecular formula of C6H5OH or called phenols and a sesquiterpenes. Further research is needed in the emerging or happening of organic pesticides with showing the possible control agents, formulation, delivery and commercialization. Since the availability of biopesticides are minimal, the researchers come up with the idea of synthesizing a prototype of biopesticides from lemon peel, neem leaves, cinnamon bark and garlic using steam distillation as a mode of extraction of the essential property which is terpenes that holds a promising role in killing pest particularly aphids. The findings of this study aim to test the efficacy of the prototype made by the researchers which is the biopesticides that has extracts from lemon peel, neem leaves, garlic and cinnamon bark. The researchers are recommending the application of the prototype to the other pests and insects in order to know the effectiveness of it besides aphids.