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Shalaby MA, BinSabt MH, Rizk SA, Fahim AM. Novel pyrazole and imidazolone compounds: synthesis, X-ray crystal structure with theoretical investigation of new pyrazole and imidazolone compounds anticipated insecticide's activities against targeting Plodia interpunctella and nilaparvata lugens. RSC Adv 2024; 14:10464-10480. [PMID: 38567329 PMCID: PMC10985537 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00602j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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In this study, we synthesized (2-propoxyphenyl)(3-(p-tolyl)oxiran-2-yl)methanone through oxidizing the double bond of the respective chalcone via the Weitz-Scheffer epoxidation reaction. Additionally, the chalcone with an oxirane ring served as a fundamental building block for the synthesis of various pyrazole and imidazole derivatives, employing diverse nitrogen nucleophiles. All synthesized compounds were confirmed via analytical and spectroscopic analysis, such as FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectroscopy. Furthermore, all these nitrogen heterocycles were optimized via the DFT/B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) basis set and their physical descriptors were identified. Compound 11 was further confirmed using single-crystal X-ray diffraction with Hirshfeld analysis, and the results were correlated with the optimized structure by comparing their bond length and bond angle, which provided excellent correlation. Additionally, the insecticidal activities of the newly synthesized compounds were tested against P. interpunctella and Nilaparvata lugens. The heterocyclic compounds exhibited remarkable activity compared to the standard reference thiamethoxam. These findings were further confirmed through docking simulation with different proteins, namely PDBID 3aqy and 3wyw. The compounds interacted effectively within the protein pockets, displaying a higher binding energy with amino acids.
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- Mona A Shalaby
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Kuwait P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060 Kuwait
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Kuwait P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060 Kuwait
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Abbassia, P.O. 11566 Cairo Egypt
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- Green Chemistry Department, National Research Centre Dokki P.O. Box 12622 Cairo Egypt
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Quesada CR, Scharf ME. Whiteflies can excrete insecticide-tainted honeydew on tomatoes. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 337:122527. [PMID: 37699451 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Whiteflies are important insect pests in a wide variety of agricultural crops that are targeted with large quantities of insecticides on a global scale. Chemical control is the most common strategy to manage whiteflies, however, recent studies had reported that whiteflies and other hemipterans can excrete insecticides through their honeydew, which could have unanticipated, non-target effects. The objective of this study was to determine the concentration of imidacloprid in honeydew excreted by whiteflies feeding on tomato plants. Imidacloprid was applied at its labeled rate to soil at the base of whitefly-infested plants. Densities of whiteflies were assessed before insecticide treatment and 21 days after treatment (DAT). Honeydew was collected in Petri dishes from 1 to 4 DAT and from 5 to 8 DAT. The volume of the honeydew was calculated using stereo microscopy and then rinsed with ethanol. The rinsates were analyzed to determine imidacloprid concentration using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Honeydew production was further quantified by using water sensitive papers. Imidacloprid reduced densities of nymph and adult whiteflies by 81.5% and 76.0% compared to the control at 21DAT. The non-metabolized parent compound imidacloprid was detected from honeydew samples at both collection dates. At 1-4 DAT, imidacloprid concentrations were 180 ng/30 mL in a volume of 39 mm3 of honeydew. At 5-8 DAT, the imidacloprid concentration was 218 ng/30 mL in a volume of 25 mm3 of honeydew. Though the volume of honeydew decreased, the concentration of imidacloprid numerically increased. Last, whiteflies were still producing honeydew 22 DAT in both treatments. These results revealing significant imidacloprid concentrations in honeydew suggest a strong potential for negative secondary impacts on beneficial insects.
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- Carlos R Quesada
- WVU Extension and Division of Plant and Soil Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
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- Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Photocatalytic Removal of Thiamethoxam and Flonicamid Pesticides Present in Agro-Industrial Water Effluents. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13030516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Pesticide residues, when present in agricultural wastewater, constitute a potential risk for the environment and human health. Hence, focused actions for their abatement are of high priority for both the industrial sectors and national authorities. This work evaluates the effectiveness of the photocatalytic process to decompose two frequently detected pesticides in the water effluents of the fruit industry: thiamethoxam-a neonicotinoid compound and flonicamid-a pyridine derivative. Their photocatalytic degradation and mineralization were evaluated in a lab-scale photocatalytic batch reactor under UV-A illumination with the commercial photocatalyst Evonik P25 TiO2 by employing different experimental conditions. The complete degradation of thiamethoxam was achieved after 90 min, when the medium was adjusted to natural or alkaline pH. Flonicamid was proven to be a more recalcitrant substance and the removal efficiency reached ~50% at the same conditions, although the degradation overpassed 75% in the acidic pH medium. Overall, the pesticides’ degradation follows the photocatalytic reduction pathways, where positive charged holes and hydroxyl radicals dominate as reactive species, with complete mineralization taking place after 4 h, regardless of the pH medium. Moreover, it was deduced that the pesticides’ degradation kinetics followed the Langmuir-Hinshelwood (L-H) model, and the apparent rate constant, the initial degradation rate, as well as the L-H model parameters, were determined for both pesticides.
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Priyadarshana TS, Lee MB, Slade EM, Goodale E. Local scale crop compositional heterogeneity suppresses the abundance of a major lepidopteran pest of cruciferous vegetables. Basic Appl Ecol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2023.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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Park JH, Lee JM, Kim EJ, Park JW, Lee EP, Lee SI, You YH. A study on the proliferation of Myzus persicae (sulzer) during the winter season for year-round production within a smart farm facility. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0276520. [PMID: 36269770 PMCID: PMC9586411 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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In this study, we examined the feasibility of Myzus persicae proliferation through interrelationships with host plants in a smart farm facility during winter. We investigated aphid proliferation under an LED artificial light source and attempted to interpret aphid proliferation in relation to the net photosynthetic rate of the host plant, Eutrema japonicum. We observed that aphids continuously proliferated in the smart farm facility in winter without dormancy. The average number of aphids was greater under the 1:1 red:blue light irradiation time ratio, where the photosynthetic rate of the host plant was lower than under the 5:1 and 10:1 red:blue light irradiation time ratios. These results show that it is important to maintain a low net photosynthetic rate of the host plant, E. japonicum, in order to effectively proliferate aphids under artificial light such as in the case of smart farm facilities.
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- Jae-Hoon Park
- Department of Life Science, Kongju National University, Gongju, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Kongju National University, Gongju, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Kongju National University, Gongju, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Kongju National University, Gongju, South Korea
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- National Ecosystem Survey Team, National Institute of Ecology, Seochon, South Korea
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- Invasive Alien Species Research Team, National Institute of Ecology, Seochon, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Kongju National University, Gongju, South Korea
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Vajdle O, Mutić S, Lazić S, Kónya Z, Guzsvány V, Anojčić J. Rapid direct cathodic voltammetric determination of insecticide flonicamid by renewable silver-amalgam film electrode. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2022.2054706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Olga Vajdle
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Phytomedicine and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- MTA-SZTE Reaction Kinetics and Surface Chemistry Research Group, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Calvo-Agudo M, Tooker JF, Dicke M, Tena A. Insecticide-contaminated honeydew: risks for beneficial insects. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2021; 97:664-678. [PMID: 34802185 PMCID: PMC9299500 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Honeydew is the sugar-rich excretion of phloem-feeding hemipteran insects such as aphids, mealybugs, whiteflies, and psyllids, and can be a main carbohydrate source for beneficial insects in some ecosystems. Recent research has revealed that water-soluble, systemic insecticides contaminate honeydew excreted by hemipterans that feed on plants treated with these insecticides. This contaminated honeydew can be toxic to beneficial insects, such as pollinators, parasitic wasps and generalist predators that feed on it. This route of exposure has now been demonstrated in three plant species, for five systemic insecticides and four hemipteran species; therefore, we expect this route to be widely available in some ecosystems. In this perspective paper, we highlight the importance of this route of exposure by exploring: (i) potential pathways through which honeydew might be contaminated with insecticides; (ii) hemipteran families that are more likely to excrete contaminated honeydew; and (iii) systemic insecticides with different modes of action that might contaminate honeydew through the plant. Furthermore, we analyse several model scenarios in Europe and/or the USA where contaminated honeydew could be problematic for beneficial organisms that feed on this ubiquitous carbohydrate source. Finally, we explain why this route of exposure might be important when exotic, invasive, honeydew-producing species are treated with systemic insecticides. Overall, this review opens a new area of research in the field of ecotoxicology to understand how insecticides can reach non-target beneficial insects. In addition, we aim to shed light on potential undescribed causes of insect declines in ecosystems where honeydew is an important carbohydrate source for insects, and advocate for this route of exposure to be included in future environmental risk assessments.
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- Miguel Calvo-Agudo
- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera de Moncada-Náquera Km. 4,5, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain.,Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 16, 6700AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, U.S.A
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 16, 6700AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera de Moncada-Náquera Km. 4,5, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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