Introduction
Botanical pesticides are naturally occurring substances which is used in controlling the pest.
Biopesticides are certain types of pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals.
They are secondary metabolites (phytochemicals) extracted from the plant sources which can control and kill the pests
Characteristics
- They are nontoxic to humans
- They are quick to act
- They degrade easily
- Most of these are not phytotoxic
- They are effective against may of the species of insects
- They are less harmful to environment
- They are non-persistent
Types
Neem based pesticides
Neem based products are extracted from the neem tree, Azadirachta indica,.
The potent active ingredients of the neem are azadirachtin, meliantriol, salannin, desacetyl salannin, nimbin, desacetyl nimbin, and nimbidin
.Azadirachtin, a tetranortriterpenoid limonoid, is one of the most potent active compounds of the neem tree . it is present in higher concentration (0.2 – 0.6%) in the seeds of the neem compared to other parts of the neem tree.
Azadirachtin A is the most active biological ingredient which shows insecticidal activity compared to other analogs of azadirachtin.
ROTENONE
Rotenone is one of the broad spectrum botanical pesticide that is extracted from the roots and stems of tropical legumes Derris (Derris elliptica, Derris involuta), Lonchocarpus (Lonchocarpus utilis, Lonchocarpus urucu) and Tephrosia virginiana .
Chemically, rotenone is the isoflavonoid..
The dried root powder is used or sprayed.
It act as a food poison, cellular respiratory enzyme inhibitor, stomach poison.
PHRETHRUM
Pyrethrum is one of the most important botanical pesticides used in India, which is extracted from the flowers of Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium ..
Pyrethrum is the mixture of six active ingredients.
Thus, pyrethrins are the most dominant form of active ingredients and the major target is insect pests
Eucalyptus essential oil
The eucalyptus oil is a complex mixture of various phytochemicals such as monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, aromatic phenols, oxides, ethers, alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones.
Among the various components of essential oil, 1, 8 – cineole is the most important characteristic compound for the pesticide .
In addition to the essential oil of Eucalyptus, leaf extracts of Eucalyptus also has insecticidal activity against various pests
KAY BEE BIO ORGANICS : FIRST EVER PRODUCER OF BOTANICAL PESTICIDE
Kay Bee Bio-organics Ltd. India’s first ever manufacturer of botanical based Bio-pesticides is a subsidiary company of Kay Bee Exports which is Leading exporters of residue free & organic products.
It handles more than 5000 tons of produce per annum with customers in Europe, North America, Middle East, Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Kay Bee Bio-Organics are committed for the manufacturing and supply of agricultural Inputs especially for the Organic and Sustainable farming.
As exporters, they worked with farmers in the form of contract farming from last 15 years
They have a vision to provide biopesticides at low cost so that every farmer can afford. They produce the products which are harmless to environments and rhizospheres.
Their products are highly suitable for organic farming and sustainable agriculture
They have wide range of products like : bio-fungicide, bio-bactericide, bio-acaricide, bio-pesticides and soil conditioners. In which they have 3 primary categories: –
- Bio pesticides like; BACTO RAZE , FUNGO RAZE , LARVO RAZE
- Neem based product; ORGA NEEM 10000 PPM , ORGA NEEM 300 PM
- Sticker/spinder; Balanstick – India’s top most organic certified agriculture sticker having number of beneficial features like, spreader, penetrator, wetting agent, activator, rain fastener and pH balancer which make the product unique.
Kay Bee Bio-Organics private Limited is certified under
- ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 certified company
- Indian Organic standards – NPOP and American Regulations NOP.
- European Regulations EC834/2007 and 889/2008.
- CIB (Central insecticides Board, Faridabad, India).