Protective efficacy of menthol propylene glycol carbonate compared to N, N-diethyl-methylbenzamide against mosquito bites in Northern Tanzania [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2012 Background The reduction of malaria parasite transmission by preventing human-vector contact is critical in lowering disease transmission and its outcomes. This underscores the need for effective and long lasting arthropod/insect repellents.
Kweka Eliningaya J +6 more
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Plant-based insect repellents: a review of their efficacy, development and testing [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2011 Plant-based repellents have been used for generations in traditional practice as a personal protection measure against host-seeking mosquitoes. Knowledge on traditional repellent plants obtained through ethnobotanical studies is a valuable resource for ...
Maia Marta, Moore Sarah J
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Insect Repellents and Contact Sensitization: An Observational Study
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2017 Background: cases of allergic contact dermatitis due to insect repellents reported in the literature are rather scarce despite their widespread use. Objectives: to assess: i) the usage of insect repellents in a geographical area characterized by high ...
Monica Corazza +5 more
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Insilico Molecular Docking Studies of Volatile Compounds Identified by GC-MS from Tagetes Species Against Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) [PDF]
Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 2021 Plants evolved to be a potential source of pharmacologically active compounds that are being widely accepted as insect repellent compounds for generations.
S.R. Krishna Motukuri , D. Vijaya Nagini, J. Nallamothu and S. Karthikeyan
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Insect repellents - transmissive disease vectors prevention [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013 nema
Stajković Novica, Milutinović Radmila
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Toxicity, repellency and flushing out in Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) exposed to the repellents DEET and IR3535 [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 DEET and IR3535 are insect repellents present worldwide in commercial products; their efficacy has been mainly evaluated in mosquitoes. This study compares the toxicological effects and the behavioral responses induced by both repellents on the blood ...
Mercedes M.N. Reynoso +4 more
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Insect repellents: modulators of mosquito odorant receptor activity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 BACKGROUND: DEET, 2-undecanone (2-U), IR3535 and Picaridin are widely used as insect repellents to prevent interactions between humans and many arthropods including mosquitoes.
Jonathan D Bohbot, Joseph C Dickens
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Evaluation of the repellent activity of 13 achillea l. species from türkiye against the virus vector aedes aegypti (l.) mosquitoes [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2023 Mosquitoes serve as vectors of numerous dangerous animal diseases and some human diseases including malaria, filariasis, yellow fever, dengue, and other viral zoonotic infections in both tropical and temperate countries.
Serdar DEMİR +4 more
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A new approach to quantify semiochemical effects on insects based on energy landscapes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 IntroductionOur ability to document insect preference for semiochemicals is pivotal in pest control as these agents can improve monitoring and be deployed within integrated pest management programmes for more efficacious control of pest species. However,
Rory P Wilson +6 more
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Spatial repellency effects of Taiwanese plant oils on the biting midge, Forcipomyia taiwana
All Life, 2023 The biting midge, Forcipomyia taiwana (Shiraki) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), can cause severe allergic reactions. It can pass through typical mosquito netting, so repellents are an important control measure against it.
Liang-De Guo +4 more
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