A Systematic Review of the Bioactivity of Jatropha curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae) Extracts in the Control of Insect Pests

Armando Valdez-Ramirez, Antonio Flores-Macias (), Rodolfo Figueroa-Brito, Maria E. de la Torre-Hernandez, Miguel A. Ramos-Lopez, Saul A. Beltran-Ontiveros, Delia M. Becerril-Camacho and Daniel Diaz ()
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Armando Valdez-Ramirez: Doctorado en Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Coyoacán 04960, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Antonio Flores-Macias: Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Coyoacán 04960, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Rodolfo Figueroa-Brito: Departamento de Interacción Planta-Insecto, Laboratorio de Entomología, Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Yautepec 62731, Morelos, Mexico
Maria E. de la Torre-Hernandez: CONAHCYT, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Coyoacán 04960, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Miguel A. Ramos-Lopez: Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro 76010, Querétaro, Mexico
Saul A. Beltran-Ontiveros: Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán Rosales 80030, Sinaloa, Mexico
Delia M. Becerril-Camacho: Laboratorio de Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Unidad Regional Culiacán, Culiacán Rosales 80020, Sinaloa, Mexico
Daniel Diaz: Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-26

Abstract: The use of botanical extracts of the plant Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae) represents a valuable alternative to control insect pests and avoid the detrimental effects on the environment and health that arise due to synthetic chemical insecticides. Thus, we conducted a systematic review to summarize the published evidence on the bioactivity of J. curcas against insect pests. Electronic databases were searched to identify studies that assessed J. curcas extracts against insect pests in various types of crops. We included 39 articles that reported the insecticidal and insectistatic activity of several botanical extracts from J. curcas against insects of eight different taxonomic orders. The evidence demonstrates that aqueous and methanolic extracts from seeds and leaves, seed oil, and petroleum ether seed extracts were effective against insect pests of stored grains, aphids of cabbage and sorghum, fruit flies, and desert locusts. The extracts caused high mortality, controlled the populations, reduced oviposition, diminished hatchability, and increased the antifeedant effect. However, the type of solvent used to obtain the botanical extract and the method of application (contact or food) are fundamental to increase its bioactivity. Therefore, botanical extracts from seeds and leaves of J. curcas should be considered as an alternative against insect pests and may be incorporated into integrative and sustainable management for insect control.

Keywords: botanical extracts; sustainable management of pests; insecticide activity; insectistatic activity; insect pests (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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