Abstract Interest in the discovery and development of plant essential oils for use as bioinsecticides has grown enormously in the past 20 years. However, successful commercialization and utilization of crop protection products based on essential oils has thus far lagged far behind their promise based on this large body of research, most notably because with the exceptions of the USA and Australia, such products receive no special status from regulatory agencies that approve new pesticides for use. Essential oil-based insecticides have now been used in the USA for well over a decade, and more recently have seen use in the European Union (EU), Korea, and about a dozen other countries, with demonstrated efficacy against a wide range of pests and in numerous crop systems. For the most part these products are based on commodity essential oils developed as flavor and fragrance agents for the food and cosmetic industries, as there are formidable logistic, economic, and regulatory challenges to the use of many other essential oils that otherwise possess potentially useful bioactivity against pests. In spite of these limitations, the overall prospects for biopesticides, including those based on essential oils, are encouraging as the demand for sustainably-produced and/or organic food continues to increase worldwide.

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基于植物精油的生物杀虫剂：简要概述

摘要 在过去的 20 年中，对用作生物杀虫剂的植物精油的发现和开发的兴趣大大增加。然而，迄今为止，基于精油的作物保护产品的成功商业化和利用远远落后于基于大量研究的承诺，最显着的是因为除了美国和澳大利亚之外，此类产品没有获得监管机构的特殊地位。批准使用新农药的机构。以精油为基础的杀虫剂现已在美国使用了十多年，最近在欧盟 (EU)、韩国和其他十几个国家使用，已证明对多种害虫有效并在许多作物系统中。在大多数情况下，这些产品基于作为食品和化妆品行业的调味剂和香味剂开发的商品精油，因为使用许多其他精油存在巨大的物流、经济和监管挑战，否则这些精油具有潜在的有用生物活性对抗害虫。尽管存在这些限制，但随着全球对可持续生产和/或有机食品的需求持续增长，生物农药（包括基于精油的农药）的总体前景令人鼓舞。