Phytopathogenic bacteria affect a wide variety of crops, causing significant economic losses. Natural biocides are the alternative to chemical methods of phytopathogens control. The goal of the present study is the evaluation of the biocidal activity of the following: 1) the extract of orange wax (EOW); 2) zinc ferrite nanoparticles (ZF-NPs); 3) the EOW adsorbed on the ZF-NPs; and 4) the EOW/ZF-NPs washed with 40% ethanol. For the biocidal activity, three phytopathogenic bacteria were used, namely, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Vesicatoria (Xav) Erwinia amylovora (Ew), and Pseudomonas syringae pv. Phaseolicola (Psph). For the ZF-NPs, an inhibitory effect higher than 50% ( ) was observed for Xav respect to the antibiotic used as positive control. On the other hand, the ZF-NPs did not show inhibitory effects on both Ew and Psph. In addition, the EOW in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at 100% caused growth inhibition on Xav, bacteriostatic activity on Ew, and had not biological activity on Psph. To the best of our knowledge, the control of Xav by zinc ferrites and orange wax, and the bacteriostatic effect produced by orange wax extract on Ew have not been reported elsewhere. Orange wax and zinc ferrite nanoparticles show potential in control of phytopathogenic bacteria. However, the bactericidal effect depends on the bacterium, the concentration of treatments, and the method of preparation.
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