Lack of information hinders regulation of 'green' nanopesticides

New formulations of nanopesticides with natural ingredients have appeared in specialized literature using terms such as "green pesticide," "ecological," "based on natural elements," and "with natural nanoparticles," among others. However, there is no consensus on what truly constitutes a green pesticide, and these terms are used even when the active ingredients are synthetic or conventional and only encapsulated in formulations based on natural polymers.