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Muhammad Umer, Maimoona Mustafa, NasrUllah, Asad Ali, Shahab Munir, Muhammad Shaheer Mustafa.

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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are metallic nanoparticles synthesized through the interaction of silver nitrate with the extract of plants, microbes, and other microorganisms. AgNPs have an important role in insect pest management because they can easily pass through the protective layer of an insect's skin due to their tiny size. They can damage the cell membranes, change their shape, disrupt the process of ATP production, denaturation of enzymes, harm the process of translation (protein synthesis), and disrupt the transcription process. The effectiveness of their toxicity highly depends on the concentration of atoms or ions in them. AgNPs can strongly attach to the cell wall due to attraction between opposite charges. AgNPs have an enormous capacity to increase the insecticidal efficacy, for saving the non-target insect population, but there are also some ecological ramifications related to it. By conducting more research and putting science-based solutions into practice, the AgNPs are promised to protect biodiversity, food security, and increase crop production through targeted killing of insect pests.

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