author(s)
Shivkumara KT, Manjesh GN, Satyajit Roy and Manivel P

abstract
Insecticides are complex mixtures of substances used to prevent and management the various pests. Insecticidal plants, referred to as botanical pesticides, are of naturally occurring pesticides derived from plants. Normally Most of the plants produce complex mixture of bioactive molecules that deters pest species, often producing a mixture of compounds that repel and stop feeding. The botanicals are broad spectrum in pest management, safe to apply, unique in mode of action, and can be easily developed and applied. In spite of the advantages and disadvantages of botanical insecticides there are problems towards registration and commercialisation in India with, availability and sustainability of raw material, stability, aspects of quality control, chemically complex extracts, regulatory approval and expensive cost on toxicological evaluation of the botanicals. In order to mitigate the major issues of the registration and commercialization of botanicals insecticides has to be regulated unlike the synthetic insecticides which are available in India.