Extractive jojobyl alcohol as a pesticide for cotton’s main pest, Spodoptera Littoralis: a study on environmental, economic, and global implications

Abstract

Spodoptera littoralis is a current aggressive polyphagous pest that affects some of the most economically beneficial crops in various countries worldwide. In the search for geographically favorable regions for this project, Egypt represents a location where Spodoptera littoralis attacks cotton while the jojoba plant grows natively. While conventional pesticides have shown some effectiveness in combating Spodoptera littoralis in the short term, they lack safety criteria and long-term effects on the pest. The cited analytical and hypothetical research papers provide insight into the severity of Spodoptera littoralis’ impact on economic, environmental, and global aspects. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the main issues related to conventional pesticide use and its associated effects. Furthermore, it offers a collective overview of the possibility of developing a novel extractive pesticide for Spodoptera littoralis relying on the jojoba plant. The methodology for laboratory preparation, global application model, comprehensive economic model addressing real-world implementation, and potential side effects on various environmental factors will be discussed. Finally, hypothesized results, future recommendations, and limitations of application will be presented collectively.