Generic insect repellent detector from the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: Insect repellents are prophylactic tools against a number of vector-borne diseases. There is growing demand for repellents outperforming DEET in cost and safety, but with the current technologies R&D of a new product takes almost 10 years ...
Zainulabeuddin Syed +4 more
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Modeling Insect-Repellent Use for Chikungunya Disease Prevention Among US-Caribbean Travelers [PDF]
International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2017 Introduction: This study examined the relationship between specific psychosocial variables and the use of insect repellents on skin or clothing as a preventive behavior for Chikungunya fever among US travelers to Caribbean destinations.
Oghenekaro Omodior +2 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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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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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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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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Use of a Semi-field System to Evaluate the Efficacy of Topical Repellents under user Conditions Provides a Disease Exposure free Technique Comparable with Field Data. [PDF]
, 2014 Before topical repellents can be employed as interventions against arthropod bites, their efficacy must be established. Currently, laboratory or field tests, using human volunteers, are the main methods used for assessing the efficacy of topical ...
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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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