Table 3.
Curcumin's protective effect against different insect pests.
| S. No. | Study | Effective dosage | Insect | Main findings | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isolation, characterization and insect growth inhibitory activity of major turmeric constituents and their derivatives against Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk) and Dysdercus koenigii (Walk) | 20 μg (Schistocerca Gregaria), 50 μg (Dysdercus koenigii) | Schistocerca Gregaria (Forsk), Dysdercus koenigii (Walk) | Insect growth inhibitory activity of curcumin-I against Schistocerca gregaria and Dysdercus koenigii nymphs | (127) |
| 2 | Curcumin induces autophagic cell death in Spodoptera frugiperda cells | 5–15 μg/mL | Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall armyworm) | Curcumin induces autophagic cell death in Spodoptera frugiperda insect cell line | (31) |
| 3 | Curcumin in formulations against Aedes aegypti: mode of action, photolarvicidal and ovicidal activity | 0.01 and 0.02 mg/l | Aedes aegypti (Yellow fever mosquitoes) | Photolarvicidal and ovicidal activity of curcumin by invading and injuring the intestinal epithelium of the larvae | (123) |
| 4 | Revealing the molecular interplay of curcumin as Culex pipiens Acetylcholine esterase 1 (AChE1) inhibitor | 100 ppm | Culex pipiens (Northern house mosquitoes), | Curcumin inhibits AChE1 at an early life stage in Culex pipiens and induces mortality | (125) |
| 5 | Curcumin derivatives as potential mosquitoes larvicidal agents against two mosquitoes vectors, Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus | 6.0 ppm (Culex pipiens) and 9.2 (Aedes albopictus) | Culex pipiens (Northern house mosquitoes), Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquitoes) | Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, curcumin-BF2 complex and a monocarbonyl tetramethoxy curcumin derivative exhibited high larvicidal activity against Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus | (32) |
| 6 | Synergistic effects of botanical curcumin-induced programmed cell death on the management of Spodoptera litura Fabricius with avermectin | 10/1 μg/mL avermectin/curcumin mixed regent | Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Cutworm) | Curcumin has synergistic effects toward the pesticide avermectin by inducing programmed cell death | (129) |
| 7 | Environmentally safe photodynamic control of aedes aegypti using sunlight-activated synthetic curcumin: photodegradation, aquatic ecotoxicity, and field trial | 4.2 mg/l | Aedes aegypti (Yellow fever mosquitoes) | Curcumin can act as an environment-friendly photosensitizer to control A. aegypti larval population by promoting oxidative storms via the photodynamic effect | (124) |
| 8 | Activation of the ROS/CncC and 20-hydroxyecdysone signaling pathways is associated with xanthotoxin-induced tolerance to λ-cyhalothrin in Spodoptera litura | 0.2% in artificial diet | Spodoptera litura (Cutworm) | Curcumin is a CncC agonist and activated 20E signaling pathway | (130) |