TY  - JOUR
AU  - Slobodan, Milanović
AU  - Nemanja, Simović
AU  - Jovan, Dobrosavljević
AU  - Ivan, Milenković
AU  - Zorica, Branković
AU  - Jovana, Ćirković
AU  - Aleksandar, Radojković
AU  - Sanja, Perać
AU  - Jelena, Jovanović
AU  - Vanja, Tadić
AU  - Ana, Žugić
AU  - Goran, Branković
PY  - 2025
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1546
AB  - The bioactivity of the Ailanthus altissima crude leaf extract (CLE) and a leaf extract incorporated into a biopolymer matrix (BPM) was tested against Lymantria dispar larvae. The crude leaf extracts and those incorporated into a chitosan–gelatin polymer matrix were examined in choice and non-choice assays at 0.01, 0.05, 0.5, and 1% concentrations for feeding deterrent activity, contact, and digestive toxicity. The CLE exhibited moderate deterrent activity at all concentrations, whereas the BPM showed a very strong deterrent effect at 0.5% and 1% and a strong effect at 0.1% and 0.01%. No significant differences in digestive or contact toxicity were observed between the CLE and BPM groups and the control groups. The BPM also influenced larval behavior after digestion, decreasing consumption and growth and increasing development time. The higher bioactivity of the CLE compared to the control group is attributed to its high content of total phenols, flavonoids, and tannins, whereas the enhanced bioactivity of the BPM is due to its incorporation into the biopolymer matrix. Given its very strong deterrent activity, and absence of contact and digestive toxicity, the BPM can be recommended as a potential environmentally friendly bioproduct for forest pest control after field evaluation.
PB  - Basel : MDPI
T2  - Forests
T1  - Bioactivity of the Tree of Heaven Leaf Extracts Incorporated into Biopolymer Matrix Against Spongy Moth Larvae
IS  - 2
SP  - 375
VL  - 16
DO  - 10.3390/f16020375
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Slobodan, Milanović and Nemanja, Simović and Jovan, Dobrosavljević and Ivan, Milenković and Zorica, Branković and Jovana, Ćirković and Aleksandar, Radojković and Sanja, Perać and Jelena, Jovanović and Vanja, Tadić and Ana, Žugić and Goran, Branković",
year = "2025",
abstract = "The bioactivity of the Ailanthus altissima crude leaf extract (CLE) and a leaf extract incorporated into a biopolymer matrix (BPM) was tested against Lymantria dispar larvae. The crude leaf extracts and those incorporated into a chitosan–gelatin polymer matrix were examined in choice and non-choice assays at 0.01, 0.05, 0.5, and 1% concentrations for feeding deterrent activity, contact, and digestive toxicity. The CLE exhibited moderate deterrent activity at all concentrations, whereas the BPM showed a very strong deterrent effect at 0.5% and 1% and a strong effect at 0.1% and 0.01%. No significant differences in digestive or contact toxicity were observed between the CLE and BPM groups and the control groups. The BPM also influenced larval behavior after digestion, decreasing consumption and growth and increasing development time. The higher bioactivity of the CLE compared to the control group is attributed to its high content of total phenols, flavonoids, and tannins, whereas the enhanced bioactivity of the BPM is due to its incorporation into the biopolymer matrix. Given its very strong deterrent activity, and absence of contact and digestive toxicity, the BPM can be recommended as a potential environmentally friendly bioproduct for forest pest control after field evaluation.",
publisher = "Basel : MDPI",
journal = "Forests",
title = "Bioactivity of the Tree of Heaven Leaf Extracts Incorporated into Biopolymer Matrix Against Spongy Moth Larvae",
number = "2",
pages = "375",
volume = "16",
doi = "10.3390/f16020375"
}

Slobodan, M., Nemanja, S., Jovan, D., Ivan, M., Zorica, B., Jovana, Ć., Aleksandar, R., Sanja, P., Jelena, J., Vanja, T., Ana, Ž.,& Goran, B.. (2025). Bioactivity of the Tree of Heaven Leaf Extracts Incorporated into Biopolymer Matrix Against Spongy Moth Larvae. in Forests
Basel : MDPI., 16(2), 375.
https://doi.org/10.3390/f16020375

Slobodan M, Nemanja S, Jovan D, Ivan M, Zorica B, Jovana Ć, Aleksandar R, Sanja P, Jelena J, Vanja T, Ana Ž, Goran B. Bioactivity of the Tree of Heaven Leaf Extracts Incorporated into Biopolymer Matrix Against Spongy Moth Larvae. in Forests. 2025;16(2):375.
doi:10.3390/f16020375 .

Slobodan, Milanović, Nemanja, Simović, Jovan, Dobrosavljević, Ivan, Milenković, Zorica, Branković, Jovana, Ćirković, Aleksandar, Radojković, Sanja, Perać, Jelena, Jovanović, Vanja, Tadić, Ana, Žugić, Goran, Branković, "Bioactivity of the Tree of Heaven Leaf Extracts Incorporated into Biopolymer Matrix Against Spongy Moth Larvae" in Forests, 16, no. 2 (2025):375,
https://doi.org/10.3390/f16020375 . .