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POSSIBILITIES TO USE NATURAL EXTRACTS FROM MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS (MAP) LIKE BOTANICAL REPELLENT OR INSECTICIDE COMPOUNDS AGAINST PEST INSECTS IN ECOLOGICAL CROPS (II) [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013
Botanical insecticides have long been touted as attractive alternatives to synthetic chemical insecticides for pest management because botanicals reputedly pose little threat to the environment or to human health.
Irina IONESCU-MĂLĂNCUŞ, Traian MANOLE, Petru NICULIŢĂ   +2 more
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A Systematic Review of Mosquito Coils and Passive Emanators: Defining Recommendations for Spatial Repellency Testing Methodologies. [PDF]

, 2012
Mosquito coils, vaporizer mats and emanators confer protection against mosquito bites through the spatial action of emanated vapor or airborne pyrethroid particles.
A Liberati, A Smith, A Smith, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Boston Consulting Group, BM Bolker, BT Argueta, C McMahon, DD Amalraj, DR Roberts, DR Roberts, EJ Hoffmann, EJ Hudson, GB White, GV Dethier, H Hao, H Kawada, H Kawada, H Kawada, H Ranson, J Brady, JD Bohbot, JD Bohbot, JE Miller, JP Grieco, JR Lucas, JR Miller, JS Kennedy, JT Griffin, KF Haynes, LB Browne, LF Chaves, LN Achee, M Reddy, Marta F Maia, ME Adams, MH Birley, MT Gillies, PR Chadwick, PY Siegert, R Pal, RA Wirtz, RW Mukabana, RW Steketee, S Sadasivaiah, Sarah J Moore, Sheila B Ogoma, SJ Moore, SW Lindsay, T Malera, T Smyth, T Yamaguchi, UB Kaupp, WF Mosha, WF Mosha, WHO, WHOPES, WK Liu, Y Katsuda   +57 more
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A popular Indian clove-based mosquito repellent is less effective against Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti than DEET.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Insect repellents are widely used as the first line of defense against mosquito bites and transmission of disease-causing agents. However, the cost of daily applications of even the most affordable and the gold standard of insect repellents, DEET, is ...
Kaiming Tan, Gabriel B Faierstein, Pingxi Xu, Rosângela M R Barbosa, Garrison K Buss, Walter S Leal   +5 more
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The Role of Carbon Dioxide in Host-Finding by Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): A Review [PDF]

, 1980
\ud From a critical review of the literature, it is concluded that the role of carbon dioxide in host-seeking by mosquitoes comprises two distinct actions.
Gillies, M.T.
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The Pest Status of Yellowjackets in Ohio (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [PDF]

, 2017
Since 1975 in Ohio, there has been an escalation in the number of complaints and inquiries regarding yellowjackets (Vespula and Dolichovespula spp.) to the Ohio pest control operators, the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) County Agents and the ...
Stein, Kenneth J, Wrensch, Dana L
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More about Insecticides

Curationis, 1980
An insecticide is a chemical used to kill insects. Insect control can also include other materials such as repellents, oils, antifeedants and attractants.
E.K. Hartwig
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The ovipositor cue indole inhibits animal host attraction in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Mosquitoes are responsible for disease transmission worldwide. They possess the ability to discriminate between different ecological resources, including nectar sources, animal hosts and oviposition sites, a feature mediated by their olfactory
Amir Dekel, Evyatar Sar-Shalom, Yuri Vainer, Esther Yakir, Jonathan D. Bohbot   +4 more
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Chromatography-mass spectrometry and chemical characteristics of Thymus zygis and Cymbopogon winterianus essential oils: Possible insect repellents

Scientific African, 2022
Background: Plant essential oils present a broad spectrum of activity against pests as possible insecticides, repellents, or deterrents. These oils also have a long tradition of use in the protection of stored products.
G.K. Sedikelo, G.G. Lenetha, N.J. Malebo
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NO BUG: biobased mosquitoes repellent personal protective equipment (PPE) [PDF]

, 2012
In tropical regions (South America, Asia and Africa) diseases like malaria and dengue cause many deaths. These diseases are transmitted through mosquitoes bites (Anopheles sp. and Aedes aegypti respectively).
Ciera, Lucy Wanjiru, Nierstrasz, Vincent, Van Langenhove, Lieva   +2 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source