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Chemical Constituents of Plectranthus tomentosa Extract and Its Control Effect on Tetranychus kanzawai

Journal of Chemistry, 2022
The repellent and contact effects of Plectranthus tomentosa extracts of leaf and stem tissue on different stages of Tetranychus kanzawai were tested using the leaf-dip and insect-dip methods, and the constituents of the Plectranthus tomentosa extract ...
Yuehua Sun, Tianlei Liu, Cuiying Sun, Qing Luo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insect-Repellent and Mosquitocidal Effects of Noreremophilane- and Nardoaristolone-Based Compounds

ACS Omega, 2019
Here, we disclose novel mosquito-repellent synthetic hydrindanes based on noreremophilanes and nardoaristolone B which show increased activity against adult females of Aedes aegypti. The noreremophilanes and nardoaristolone B with hydrindane skeleton are
Kishor L. Handore, Hanuman P. Kalmode, S. Sayyad, B. Seetharamsingh, Ganesh B. Gathalkar, S. Padole, P. Pawar, M. Joseph, Avalokiteswar Sen, D. S. Reddy   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Repellent, irritant and toxic effects of essential oil constituents on Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) [PDF]

, 2013
Whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci, are a widespread pest in agriculture, causing crop loss up to 100% by direct and indirect damage. Controlling this pest has proven difficult due to the fact that they stay underside the leaves and their ability to become ...
Barkman, Barbara
core  

Citrus-Based Bio-Insect Repellents—A Review on Historical and Emerging Trends in Utilizing Phytochemicals of Citrus Plants

Journal of Toxicology
Research on citrus plants is the result of increasing interest in the discovery of plant species with potential insect-repellent properties. Insect-repelling ability can be achieved by the numerous ubiquitous citrus species.
S. S. S. T. Fernando, R. G. P. T. Jayasooriya, Kalpa W. Samarakoon, N. D. Asha D. Wijegunawardana, Sampath B. Alahakoon   +4 more
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Ethnobotanical survey of plants used as repellents against housefly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) in Budondo Subcounty, Jinja District, Uganda

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018
Background The housefly, Musca domestica L., is a major public health and domestic pest that spoils food and causes irritation and is a vector of many infectious disease pathogens of medical and veterinary importance.
Kalori Baana, Harriet Angwech, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga   +2 more
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Repellency Assessment of Nepeta cataria Essential Oils and Isolated Nepetalactones on Aedes aegypti. [PDF]

, 2019
There is an increased need for improved and affordable insect repellents to reduce transmission of rapidly spreading diseases with high mortality rates.
Dong, Xujun, Ejercito, Jadrian, Guda, Tom, Ray, Anandasankar, Reichert, William, Simon, James E, Wu, Qingli   +6 more
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Mechanistic Insights Into Photocatalytic Materials for Toxic Pollutants: Environmental Remediation of Personal Care Products

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Photocatalytic materials have emerged as promising solutions for environmental applications due to their ability to degrade organic pollutants under sunlight or artificial light. In this review, recent progress on the photocatalytic materials used for the degradation of pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental ...
Urvashi Sen, Gunjan Chauhan, Surbhi Soni, Monika Vats, Anand Kumar, Indra Bahadur   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preventing Vector-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016–2017

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
We examined pregnant women’s use of personal protective measures to prevent mosquito bites during the 2016–2017 Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico. Healthcare provider counseling on recommended measures was associated with increased use of insect repellent ...
Katherine Kortsmit, Beatriz Salvesen von Essen, Lee Warner, Denise V. D’Angelo, Ruben A. Smith, Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, Holly B. Shulman, Wanda Hernández Virella, Aspy Taraporewalla, Leslie Harrison, Sascha Ellington, Wanda D. Barfield, Denise J. Jamieson, Shanna Cox, Karen Pazol, Patricia Garcia Díaz, Beatriz Rios Herrera, Manuel Vargas Bernal   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

New insights on repellent recognition by Anopheles gambiae odorant-binding protein 1 [PDF]

, 2018
It is generally recognized that insect odorant binding proteins (OBPs) mediate the solubilisation and transport of hydrophobic odorant molecules and contribute to the sensitivity of the insect olfactory system.
Iley, Jim N., Moore, Elaine A., Tzotzos, George   +2 more
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Continual decision‐making dynamics across biological organisms

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Decision‐making is a central function of adaptive behaviour in biological agents. However, strategies for adaptive decision‐making can vary substantially across species. Here, we aim to extend the comparative scope of decision‐making analyses to phylogenetically diverse organisms.
Liberty Severs, Qiuran Wang
wiley   +1 more source