“Eco-friendly Silver and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Insecticides: Silver Nitrate Nanoparticles Derived from Cymbopogon citratus Most Effective against Spodoptera litura in Laboratory Tests”

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38113117

Nanoparticles of silver and zinc oxide coated with various plant extracts show significant potential as eco-friendly insecticides against the tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura, with silver nitrate nanoparticles derived from Cymbopogon citratus proving most effective in laboratory conditions.