Insect Pest Control Through Biofabricated Technology

Despite the existence of a number of alternatives, pest control still generally relies on the use of pesticides. Insecticides have gained a lot of popularity, although there are still concerns about their effects on the environment. Along with this, the rising incidence of insect species developing resistance to many of the insecticides currently in use presents significant issues for agriculture. In order to solve these issues, new approaches to pest management are needed. In order to accomplish these goals, nanotechnology is quickly becoming a highly appealing study area. It offers new techniques for creating innovative active components with nanoscale dimensions. The extensive research on nanoparticles is anticipated to overcome the major drawbacks of current pest control methods and offer new, advanced nano-based formulations that are stable in the environment, penetrate the insect, and preferably have a novel mode of action. Nowadays, biosynthesized nanoparticles are gaining a lot of prominence due to their ecofriendly nature. Therefore, the current chapter focuses on the application of nanoparticles (NPs) to crop protection, with a focus on pest management in both urban and rural areas, along with the numerous types of biologically synthesized NPs that are currently employed for pest management.