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Insecticidal Potential of Mentha pulegium Essential Oil and Its Main Monoterpenes in Drosophila melanogaster [PDF]

Insects
The control of agricultural insect pests is currently based on synthetic insecticides that raise concerns about health and environmental safety. Given the need for sustainable alternatives, this study investigated the insecticidal potential of Mentha ...
Valentina Silva, Evelyn Muñoz, Constanza Reyes, Nelson Caro, Iván Montenegro, Alejandro Madrid   +5 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 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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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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INSECTICIDES [PDF]

Annals of Applied Biology, 1915
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Insecticidal Smokes [PDF]

Nature, 1948
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Identification and Venom Characterization of Two Scorpions from the State of Chihuahua Mexico: Chihuahuanus coahuliae and Chihuahuanus crassimannus

Toxins, 2023
Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico. The ecosystem of this region is composed of large area of bushes, forests, and grasslands, which allows for a specific diversity of fauna; among them are interesting species of non-lethal scorpions.
Carolina Alvarado-Gonzalez, Herlinda Clement, Lourdes Ballinas-Casarrubias, Angelica Escarcega-Avila, Ivan Arenas-Sosa, Karla Sofia Lopez-Contreras, Fernando Zamudio, Gerardo Corzo, Gerardo Pavel Espino-Solis   +8 more
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Heterologous Expression of an Insecticidal Peptide Obtained from the Transcriptome of the Colombian Spider Phoneutria depilate

Toxins, 2023
Spider venoms are composed, among other substances, of peptide toxins whose selectivity for certain physiological targets has made them powerful tools for applications such as bioinsecticides, analgesics, antiarrhythmics, antibacterials, antifungals and ...
Julieta Vásquez-Escobar, Dora María Benjumea-Gutiérrez, Carolina Lopera, Herlinda C. Clement, Damaris I. Bolaños, Jorge Luis Higuita-Castro, Gerardo A. Corzo, Ligia Luz Corrales-Garcia   +7 more
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Cyanide as an Insecticide [PDF]

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1908
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Woglum, R. S. (Russell Sage), Wood, William   +1 more
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