Development and using of some nanopesticide formulations against the conical snail, Cochlicella acuta, and the chocolate banded snail, Massylaea vermiculata

Abstract

Nanopesticides are considered promising strategy in pest control. So, this strategy became an important new approach in pesticide formulations production. In this study, three traditional pesticide formulations (chlorfenapyr, imidacloprid and indoxacarb) were developed into nanoformulations. The toxicity of these nanoformulations was evaluated against the adults of the conical snail, Cochlicella acuta (Müller, 1774), and the chocolate banded snail, Massylaea vermiculata (Mohamed and Ali, Anim Biol J 2(4):171–180, 2011).