Insect repellents mediate species-specific olfactory behaviours in mosquitoes [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2020 Background The species-specific mode of action for DEET and many other mosquito repellents is often unclear. Confusion may arise for many reasons. First, the response of a single mosquito species is often used to represent all mosquito species.
Ali Afify, Christopher J. Potter
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Volatile Organic Compounds as Insect Repellents and Plant Elicitors: an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategy for Glasshouse Whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum). [PDF]
J Chem Ecol, 2020 The glasshouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood) is a polyphagous arthropod pest that is of particular detriment to glasshouse grown tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) across temperate regions of the world.
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Neurophysiological and behavioral responses of gypsy moth larvae to insect repellents: DEET, IR3535, and picaridin. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The interactions between insect repellents and the olfactory system have been widely studied, however relatively little is known about the effects of repellents on the gustatory system of insects. In this study, we show that the gustatory receptor neuron
Jillian L Sanford +4 more
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Harnessing insect-derived oils for enhanced efficacy of plant-based repellents against disease-transmitting mosquitoes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever pose a growing global health threat, worsened by resistance to synthetic pesticides. This study evaluated insect oils from Schistocerca gregaria, Ruspolia differens, and
John Bwire Ochola +8 more
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Are topical insect repellents effective against malaria in endemic populations? A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Malar J, 2014 Recommended vector control tools against malaria, such as long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), mainly target mosquitoes that rest and feed on human hosts indoors.
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Game-Theoretical Model of the Voluntary Use of Insect Repellents to Prevent Zika Fever. [PDF]
Dyn Games Appl, 2022 Zika fever is an emerging mosquito-borne disease. While it often causes no or only mild symptoms that are similar to dengue fever, Zika virus can spread from a pregnant woman to her baby and cause severe birth defects.
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Citrus-Based Bio-Insect Repellents-A Review on Historical and Emerging Trends in Utilizing Phytochemicals of Citrus Plants. [PDF]
J ToxicolResearch 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.
Fernando SSST +4 more
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Sustainable manufacture of insect repellents derived from Nepeta cataria. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2018 Malaria devastates sub-Saharan Africa; the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 212 million people contract malaria annually and that the plasmodium virus will kill 419 000 in 2017.
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Commonly used insect repellents hide human odors from Anopheles mosquitoes [PDF]
bioRxiv, 2019 The mode of action for most mosquito repellents is unknown. This is primarily due to the difficulty in monitoring how the mosquito olfactory system responds to repellent odors.
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Reducing Close Encounters with Insect Pests and Vectors: The Past, Present and Future of Insect Repellents [PDF]
InsectsInsects acting as agricultural pests or disease vectors represent some of the greatest challenges to global health, food security and economics. Diverse technologies to combat insects of economic and medical importance have been and are continually being
Luis A. Martinez, Laurence J. Zwiebel
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