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Effectiveness of a long-lasting piperonyl butoxide-treated insecticidal net and indoor residual spray interventions, separately and together, against malaria transmitted by pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes: a cluster, randomised controlled, two-by-two factorial design trial [PDF]

Lancet, The, 2018
BACKGROUND: Progress in malaria control is under threat by wide-scale insecticide resistance in malaria vectors. Two recent vector control products have been developed: a long-lasting insecticidal net that incorporates a synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO)
Natacha Protopopoff, Jacques D Charlwood, Alphaxard Manjurano   +2 more
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Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Insecticidal Activities of Essential Oils of Discarded Perfume Lemon and Leaves (Citrus Limon (L.) Burm. F.) as Possible Sources of Functional Botanical Agents

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021
Two essential oils were isolated from discarded perfume lemon and leaves (Citrus limon (L.) Burm. F.) by hydro-distillation with good yield (0.044% for perfume lemon and 0.338% for leaves). Their biological activities were evaluated against five selected
Panpan Wu, Panpan Wu, Xiaowen Tang, Xiaowen Tang, Rongchao Jian, Rongchao Jian, Jiahao Li, Jiahao Li, Maoyu Lin, Maoyu Lin, Huachao Dai, Huachao Dai, Kangpeng Wang, Kangpeng Wang, Zhaojun Sheng, Zhaojun Sheng, Baizhong Chen, Xuetao Xu, Xuetao Xu, Chen Li, Chen Li, Zhongze Lin, Zhongze Lin, Qingmin Zhang, Qingmin Zhang, Xi Zheng, Xi Zheng, Kun Zhang, Kun Zhang, Dongli Li, Dongli Li, Weiqian David Hong, Weiqian David Hong, Weiqian David Hong   +33 more
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Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Biosynthesized by Eriobotrya japonica Leaf Extract: Characterization, Insecticidal and Antibacterial Properties

Plants, 2023
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) have gained significant attention in nanotechnology due to their unique properties and potential applications in various fields, including insecticidal and antibacterial activities.
Esraa Hamdy, Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar, Hamada El-Gendi, Wael M. Khamis, Said I. Behiry, Franco Valentini, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Ahmed Abdelkhalek   +7 more
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Avermectin Derivatives, Pharmacokinetics, Therapeutic and Toxic Dosages, Mechanism of Action, and Their Biological Effects

Pharmaceuticals, 2020
Avermectins are a group of drugs that occurs naturally as a product of fermenting Streptomyces avermitilis, an actinomycetes, isolated from the soil. Eight different structures, including ivermectin, abamectin, doramectin, eprinomectin, moxidectin, and ...
Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Ali Alqahtani, Omotayo B. Ilesanmi, Abdullah A. Saati, Amany El-Mleeh, Helal F. Hetta, Amany Magdy Beshbishy   +6 more
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Variation in chemical composition, insecticidal and antioxidant activities of essential oils from the leaves, stem barks, and roots of Blighia unijugata (Baker) and B. sapida (K. D. Koenig)

International Journal of Plant Based Pharmaceuticals, 2022
Blighia unijugata (Baker) and B. sapida (K.D. Koenig) (Sapindaceae) are forest trees widespread in Tropical Africa. They are used in folk medicine for the treatment of rheumatism, cardiovascular diseases, yellow fever, dysentery, and epilepsy.
Ganiyat K. Oloyede, Patricia A. Onocha, ThankGod R. Ikiroma, Olusegun W. Olusola   +3 more
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Ecofriendly Synthesis and Insecticidal Application of Copper Nanoparticles against the Storage Pest Tribolium castaneum

Nanomaterials, 2020
In spite of great developments in the agricultural field and plant productivity in the last decades, the concern about the control of agricultural pests is still continuous.
Mohamed T. El-Saadony, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Ayman E. Taha, Moustafa M. G. Fouda, Jamaan S. Ajarem, Saleh N. Maodaa, Ahmed A. Allam, Nashwa Elshaer   +7 more
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Biocidal Activity of Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum Essential Oil

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2021
Toxic effect of Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. essential oil was assayed on weeds (Lolium perenne L. Trifolium pratense L. and Trifolium repens L.), potato plants (Solanum tuberosum L.) and Myzus persicae Sulz.
Milena Nikolova, Mariya Yovkova, Elina Yankova-Tsvetkova, Boryanka Traikova, Tatyana Stefanova, Ina Aneva, Strahil Berkov   +6 more
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Sequence–Activity Relationships for the Snf7 Insecticidal dsRNA in Chrysomelidae

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
The responsiveness of insects to oral delivery of insecticidal dsRNA has been shown to be dependent on dsRNA length and sequence match. Previous work with the western corn rootworm (WCR, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae ...
Pamela Bachman, Pamela Bachman, Jennifer Fridley, Geoffrey Mueller, William Moar, Steven L. Levine   +5 more
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Essential Oil Composition of Seven Bulgarian Hypericum Species and Its Potential as a Biopesticide

Plants, 2023
Hypericum species and especially H. perforatum L. are well known for their therapeutic applications. The present study assessed the essential oil (EO) composition, and antifungal and aphid suppression activity of seven Bulgarian Hypericum species.
Ivanka Semerdjieva, Valtcho D. Zheljazkov, Ivayla Dincheva, Neshka Piperkova, Vasilina Maneva, Charles L. Cantrell, Tess Astatkie, Albena Stoyanova, Tanya Ivanova   +8 more
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Chitosan-induced biotic stress tolerance and crosstalk with phytohormones, antioxidants, and other signalling molecules

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Several polysaccharides augment plant growth and productivity and galvanise defence against pathogens. Such elicitors have ecological superiority over traditional growth regulators, considering their amplified biocompatibility, biodegradability ...
Mohammad Mukarram, Jamin Ali, Hamed Dadkhah-Aghdash, Daniel Kurjak, František Kačík, Jaroslav Ďurkovič   +5 more
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