Novel Nano-Pesticides for Animal Healthcare

该项目旨在开发一种具有更高安全性和性能的新型纳米农药。扁虱和水牛蝇每年给澳大利亚畜牧业造成超过4亿美元的经济损失，目前正在用剧毒的合成杀虫剂处理。多杀菌素是一种天然提取的杀虫剂，对环境影响小，毒性低，将被负载到二氧化硅中空球中，这将改善对皮肤或头发的粘附性，并防止紫外线降解。与常规农药相比，纳米多杀菌素农药有望在田间条件下提高药效和有效期，显著降低害虫防治成本。

This project aims to develop a new nano-pesticide with improved safety and performance. Ticks and buffalo fly cause over $400 million each year in economic losses to the Australian livestock industry and are currently treated with highly toxic synthetic pesticides. Spinosad, a naturally derived pesticide with low environmental impact and low toxicity, will be loaded into silica hollow spheres which will improve adhesion to skin or hair and protect against ultraviolet degradation. The nano-spinosad pesticide is expected to have enhanced efficacy and effective duration in field conditions compared to conventional pesticides, significantly reducing the cost of pest control.