Author: Caroline Corrêa de Souza Coelho, Thamires Beloni Moreira da Silva, Anna Cristina Pinheiro de Lima, Maria Fernanda dos Santos Mota, Marcio Vinicius de Carvalho Barros Cortes, Evelin Andrade Manoel, Elisa d’Avila Costa Cavalcanti, Denise Maria Guimarães Freire, Otniel Freitas-Silva, Eliane Pereira Cipolatti
Citation: de Souza Coelho, Caroline Corrêa, et al. "The role of encapsulation in promoting fungi and bacteria as biopesticides: Insights from a Bibliometric Review." Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (2025): 103802.
Abstract:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1878818125003159
To reduce reliance on chemical pesticides, the use of safer biological pest control methods is recommended. However, its application in free form may not be stable enough to guarantee effectiveness in combating pests. This work aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the development of encapsulated biopesticide research, with a focus on the use of fungi and bacteria. As global interest in biopesticides continues to increase, it becomes essential to clarify trends in their use, highlight their importance, and explore ways to increase their efficacy, like encapsulation techniques. This bibliometric review used the StArt software, with data analyzed in the period from 2000 to 2023. The articles were carefully analyzed and 147 were selected. The analysis of scientific production showed a growing trend in publications per year, with Germany (15.6 %) leading the publications, followed by Brazil (9.5 %). Bacillus was the one with the highest number of publications, followed by Trichoderma spp. and Metarhizium spp. The most widely employed technique was ionic gelation (37.4 %), followed by spray drying (13.6 %) and extrusion (10.2 %). The trend line based on the moving average, gelation was the only technique to exhibit a positive trajectory, indicating potential growth in the coming years. Sodium alginate was the most used wall material (44.2 % of the analyzed studies. This is a promising area, where much is still being discovered and regulated. This approach facilitates controlled release of active agents into the environment, constituting a sustainable alternative to synthetic pesticides while minimizing ecotoxicological concerns and risks to human health.
Author: Caroline Corrêa de Souza Coelho, Thamires Beloni Moreira da Silva, Anna Cristina Pinheiro de Lima, Maria Fernanda dos Santos Mota, Marcio Vinicius de Carvalho Barros Cortes, Evelin Andrade Manoel, Elisa d’Avila Costa Cavalcanti, Denise Maria Guimarães Freire, Otniel Freitas-Silva, Eliane Pereira Cipolatti
Citation: de Souza Coelho, Caroline Corrêa, et al. "The role of encapsulation in promoting fungi and bacteria as biopesticides: Insights from a Bibliometric Review." Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (2025): 103802.
Abstract:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1878818125003159
To reduce reliance on chemical pesticides, the use of safer biological pest control methods is recommended. However, its application in free form may not be stable enough to guarantee effectiveness in combating pests. This work aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the development of encapsulated biopesticide research, with a focus on the use of fungi and bacteria. As global interest in biopesticides continues to increase, it becomes essential to clarify trends in their use, highlight their importance, and explore ways to increase their efficacy, like encapsulation techniques. This bibliometric review used the StArt software, with data analyzed in the period from 2000 to 2023. The articles were carefully analyzed and 147 were selected. The analysis of scientific production showed a growing trend in publications per year, with Germany (15.6 %) leading the publications, followed by Brazil (9.5 %). Bacillus was the one with the highest number of publications, followed by Trichoderma spp. and Metarhizium spp. The most widely employed technique was ionic gelation (37.4 %), followed by spray drying (13.6 %) and extrusion (10.2 %). The trend line based on the moving average, gelation was the only technique to exhibit a positive trajectory, indicating potential growth in the coming years. Sodium alginate was the most used wall material (44.2 % of the analyzed studies. This is a promising area, where much is still being discovered and regulated. This approach facilitates controlled release of active agents into the environment, constituting a sustainable alternative to synthetic pesticides while minimizing ecotoxicological concerns and risks to human health.