Nano-pesticides: the lunch-box principle—deadly goodies (semio-chemical functionalised nanoparticles that deliver pesticide only to target species)

Abstract Nature contains many examples of “fake promises” to attract “prey”, e.g., predatory spiders that emit the same sex-attractant-signals as moths to catch them at close range and male spiders that make empty silk-wrapped gifts in order to mate with a female. Nano-pesticides should ideally mimi...

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Main Authors: J. J. Scott-Fordsmand, L. F. Fraceto, M. J. B. Amorim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-021-01216-5