Field-based evaluation of novaluron EC10 insect growth regulator, a chitin synthesis inhibitor against dengue vector breeding in leaf axils of pineapple plantations in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Insect growth regulators (IGRs) are considered a novel group of insecticides to control mosquitoes. Novaluron is an IGR with benzoylphenyl urea insecticide, which inhibits chitin synthesis in insects and can reduce insect population density ...
Nayana Gunathilaka +4 more
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Ovary Dissection Is a Sensitive Measure of Sterility in Anopheles gambiae Exposed to the Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Pyriproxyfen (PPF) is an insect growth regulator used in the co-treatment of long-lasting insecticidal nets for its ability to sterilize female mosquitoes.
Alina Soto +6 more
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Methodology for Evaluating the Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) Methoprene on Packaging Films
Insects, 2016 The insect growth regulator methoprene can be mixed into the matrix used to comprise bags and other packaging materials. Different methodologies were utilized to evaluate the efficacy of different types of methoprene-treated packaging towards Tribolium ...
Frank H. Arthur
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The Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen Terminates Egg Diapause in the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a highly invasive mosquito species that transmits chikungunya and dengue. This species overwinters as diapausing eggs in temperate climates. Early diapause termination may be a beneficial strategy for winter
Devi S Suman, Yi Wang, Randy Gaugler
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Susceptibility of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Ethiopia to novel chemical insecticides and insect growth regulator [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe presence of invasive Anopheles stephensi has been confirmed from field studies in several urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Ethiopia. Recent studies have shown that these mosquitoes are resistant to common public health insecticides, namely ...
Ephrem Abiy +8 more
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Efficiency of Entomopathogenic Nematode and One Insect Growth Regulator, as a Biocontrol of Diamond Back Moth (Plutella xylostella L.), and Their Toxicity to Participate Predators at Cabbage Fields [PDF]
New Valley Journal of Agricultural Science, 2023 Diamond back Moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella L. is one of the economically important insect pests that destroy cabbage crops in most countries of the world.
Ibrahim Khafagy +2 more
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Academic Science Journal, 2023 The study aimed to control the potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) by using Insect Growth Regulator (Match) and UV-C with a wavelength of 254 nm on adults and incomplete stages (eggs and larvae).
Hamid Kadhim Saoud
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The expression of stlA in Photorhabdus luminescens is controlled by nutrient limitation [PDF]
, 2013 Photorhabdus is a genus of Gram-negative entomopathogenic bacteria that also maintain a mutualistic association with nematodes from the family Heterorhabditis.
Bode, Helge Björn +3 more
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Fenoxycarb exposure disrupted the reproductive success of the amphipod Gammarus fossarum with limited effects on the lipid profile. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Insect growth regulator insecticides mimic the action of hormones on the growth and development of insect pests. However, they can affect the development of non-target arthropods.
Hélène Arambourou +7 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Coronatine (COR) is a new type of plant growth regulator that is produced by Pseudomonas syringae pathovars and plays an important role in modulating plant growth, development, and tolerance to multiple stresses.
Yan He +9 more
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