Modes of entry of petroleum distilled spray-oils into insects: a review [PDF]
, 2009 Petroleum oils are some of the oldest and safest pesticides in use. In spite of the numerous improvements achieved in oil technology, the mode of entry and the insecticide action mechanism of these products have been the subject of considerable debate ...
Buteler, Micaela, Stadler, Teodoro
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Susceptibility of cockroaches (Gromphadorhina portentosa, Nauphoeta cinerea and Blaptica dubia) exposed to entomopathogenic nematodes [PDF]
Cockroaches are major pests, vectors of pathogenic bacteria and induce allergies. Current control methods use chemical pesticides, but they can be ineffective and costly and there are reports of resistance in the field; hence new control methods are ...
Cutler, J, Hughes, K, Rae, R
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Characterization of rosemary essential oil for biodegradable emulsions [PDF]
, 2012 The characterization of rosemary essential oil (EO) for its formulation in biodegradable emulsions has been carried out. Firstly, the required HLB (hydrophile–lipophile balance) value of the oil was determined to be 15 based on droplet size analysis and ...
Cocero Alonso, María José +3 more
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Susceptibility of different life stages of Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and Periplaneta fuliginosa (Blattodea: Blattidae) to entomopathogenic fungi [PDF]
, 2014 The susceptibility of nymphs and adults of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica Linnaeus (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and the smokybrown cockroach, Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville (Blattodea: Blattidae) to Argentinian isolates of the entomopathogenic ...
Alzogaray, Raul Adolfo +4 more
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The effect of insecticide synergist treatment on genome-wide gene expression in a polyphagous pest [PDF]
, 2017 Synergists can counteract metabolic insecticide resistance by inhibiting detoxification enzymes or transporters. They are used in commercial formulations of insecticides, but are also frequently used in the elucidation of resistance mechanisms.
Clark, Richard M +5 more
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Phylogenetic Implications of Grooming Behavior in Cockroaches (Insecta: Blattaria)
, 1985 Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 92, Issue 4, Page 369-385, 1985.
Bonnie J. Bobula Smith +1 more
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Experimental hut and bioassay evaluation of the residual activity of a polymer-enhanced suspension concentrate (SC-PE) formulation of deltamethrin for IRS use in the control of Anopheles arabiensis. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) came into effect in 2004; the use of DDT for malaria control has been allowed to continue under exemption since then due to a perceived absence of equally effective and ...
Jones, Rebecca +4 more
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Survey of Optimal methods for the control of Cockroaches in sewers of Qom city [PDF]
Background and objectives: domestic sewers and wastewater treatment plants are suitable places for the growth of some types of Cockroaches. Annually the water and wastewater company of Qom city make considerable attempts to overwhelm the problem.
زارعی, احمد +5 more
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Horizontal transfer of boron by the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanau Shiraki) after feeding on treated wood [PDF]
, 2009 The goal of the present study was to determine whether Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki workers exposed to boron-treated wood were capable of transferring quantifiable amounts of boron to non-exposed nestmates.
Gentz M.C. +5 more
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Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Entomopathogenic fungi can be ideal for the biocontrol of cockroaches since it is environment-friendly microbial pesticide. Susceptibility of second and fourth instar of nymphs and adults of the brown banded cockroach, Supella longipalpa (F ...
Maan Abdul Azeez Shafeeq Al-Salihi
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