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Do holes in long-lasting insecticidal nets compromise their efficacy against pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus? : Results from a release-recapture study in experimental huts [PDF]

, 2015
Resistance of malaria vectors to pyrethroids threatens the effectiveness of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) as a tool for malaria control. Recent experimental hut and observational studies in Benin show that pyrethroid resistance reduces the ...
Sébastien Boyer (2162560), Christophe Rogier (81718), Aziz Bouraima (197015), Raphael N’Guessan (362626), Rogier, Christophe, Vincent Corbel (63075), Sanjiarizaha Randriamaherijaona (3569684), Briët, Olivier J. T., Briët, Olivier J T, Sanjiarizaha Randriamaherijaona, Randriamaherijaona, Sanjiarizaha, Sébastien Boyer, Olivier J T Briët, Aziz Bouraima, N'Guessan, Raphael, Olivier Briët (142988), Bouraima, Aziz, Briët, Olivier JT, Vincent Corbel, Boyer, Sébastien, Corbel, Vincent, Christophe Rogier, Raphael N’Guessan   +22 more
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Impact of Silver Nanoparticles on Lemon Growth Performance: Insecticidal and Antifungal Activities of Essential Oils From Peels and Leaves

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Ten-year-old lemon (Citrus limon L. cv. Eureka) was used during the 2019 and 2020 seasons to investigate the effect of AgNPs at control, 5, 7.5, and 10 mg/L as a foliar application on vegetative growth, yield, and fruit quality.
Walid F. A. Mosa, Marwa I. Mackled, Nader R. Abdelsalam, Said I. Behiry, Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar, Adriana Basile, Ahmed Abdelkhalek, Mohsen M. Elsharkawy, Mohamed Z. M. Salem   +8 more
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Evaluation of the Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net Interceptor LN: Laboratory and Experimental Hut Studies against Anopheline and Culicine Mosquitoes in Northeastern Tanzania [PDF]

, 2013
Long lasting insecticidal nets (LN) are a primary method of malaria prevention. Before new types of LN are approved they need to meet quality and efficacy standards set by the WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme.
Kirby, Matthew J, Mark Rowland, Tungu, Patrick K, Rowland, Mark, Matthew J Kirby, Harparkash Kaur, Mwingira, Victor, Patrick K Tungu, Maxwell, Caroline, Caroline Maxwell, Kaur, Harparkash, Stephen M Magesa, Victor Mwingira, Malima, Robert, Magesa, Stephen M, Robert Malima   +15 more
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Essential oil of Cinnamodendron dinisii Schwanke for the control of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2015
The use of natural compounds is a less aggressive alternative for the control of insects in stored grains, in relation to synthetic chemical agents. Plants with insecticidal properties can be used as a source of these compounds to the direct application ...
F. VEDOVATTO, C. VALÉRIO JÚNIOR, V. ASTOLFI, P.A.A. MIELNICZKI, S.S. ROMAN, N. PAROUL, R.L. CANSIAN   +6 more
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Insecticidal Natural Products From Sri Lankan Plants [PDF]

, 1997
This thesis describes investigations of the insecticidal compounds of three Sri Lankan plants, Pleurostylia opposita (Wall) Alston (Celastraceae), Aegle marmelos Correa (Rutaceae) and Excoecaria agallocha Linn. (Euphorbiaceae).
Samarasekera, J. K. R. R., Samarasekera, Jayaneththi Koralalage Ramani Radhika, Samarasekera, J.K.R.   +2 more
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Insecticidal and Nematicidal Activities of Novel Mimosine Derivatives

Molecules, 2015
Mimosine, a non-protein amino acid, is found in several tropical and subtropical plants, which has high value for medicine and agricultural chemicals.
Binh Cao Quan Nguyen, Jamnian Chompoo, Shinkichi Tawata   +2 more
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Towards Understanding the Function of Aegerolysins

Toxins, 2022
Aegerolysins are remarkable proteins. They are distributed over the tree of life, being relatively widespread in bacteria and fungi, but also present in some insects, plants, protozoa, and viruses.
Nada Kraševec, Matej Skočaj
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Combining organophosphate treated wall linings and long-lasting insecticidal nets for improved control of pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: New approaches to delivering insecticides need to be developed to improve malaria vector control. Insecticidal durable wall lining (DL) and net wall hangings (NWH) are novel alternatives to indoor residual spraying which can be produced in a ...
Mark Rowland, Dabire Roch, Tchicaya, Emile, Johnson, Paul, Roch Dabire, Rowland Mark, Ranson, Hilary, N'Fale, S., Dabire, R., Ngufor, C., Koudou, B., Koudou, Benjamin, Rowland, Mark, Johnson, P., Ranson, H., Ngufor Corine, Tchicaya, E., Ranson, Hilary; id_orcid, Benjamin Koudou, Sagnon N'Fale, Paul Johnson, Mark Rowl, Koudou Benjamin, Dabire, Roch, N'Fale, Sagnon, Tchicaya Emile, Rowland, M., Ngufor, Corine, Emile Tchicaya, N'Fale Sagnon, Johnson Paul, Corine Ngufor, Hilary Ranson, Ranson Hilary   +33 more
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Evaluation of Interceptor long-lasting insecticidal nets in eight communities in Liberia. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: By 2008, the WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES) recommended five long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for the prevention of malaria: Olyset((R)), PermaNet 2.0((R)), Netprotect((R)), Duranet((R)) and Interceptor((R)). Field information
Allan, Richard, Banek Kristin, Kristin Banek, Albert Kilian, Kilian, Albert, Kilian Albert, Richard Allan, Allan Richard, Banek, Kristin   +8 more
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Missiles of Mass Disruption: Composition and Glandular Origin of Venom Used as a Projectile Defensive Weapon by the Assassin Bug Platymeris rhadamanthus

Toxins, 2019
Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) produce venoms that are insecticidal, and which induce pain in predators, but the composition and function of their individual venom components is poorly understood.
Andrew A. Walker, Samuel D. Robinson, Eivind A. B. Undheim, Jiayi Jin, Xiao Han, Bryan G. Fry, Irina Vetter, Glenn F. King   +7 more
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