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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 +8 more
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Investigating mosquito net durability for malaria control in Tanzania - attrition, bioefficacy, chemistry, degradation and insecticide resistance (ABCDR): study protocol. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) are one of the major malaria vector control tools, with most countries adopting free or subsidised universal coverage campaigns of populations at-risk from malaria.
Moore, Sarah J. +27 more
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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 +7 more
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Effects of changing mosquito host searching behaviour on the cost effectiveness of a mass distribution of long-lasting, insecticidal nets : a modelling study [PDF]
, 2013 The effectiveness of long-lasting, insecticidal nets (LLINs) in preventing malaria is threatened by the changing biting behaviour of mosquitoes, from nocturnal and endophagic to crepuscular and exophagic, and by their increasing resistance to ...
Chitnis, Nakul +5 more
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Chemical Composition and Activity of Essential Oils of Albanian Coniferous Plants on Plant Pests
Chemistry Proceedings, 2022 The present study was conducted to evaluate and compare the chemical composition and bioactivity of essential oils on different insect organisms from four Albanian coniferous plants. The phytochemical analysis carried out using GC-MS showed that the oils
Erjon Mamoci +3 more
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Comparative analysis of the insecticidal activity of Biogenic Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and piper nigrum fruits extract against 1st instar larva of House fly, (Musca domestica) (Diptera: Muscidae) [PDF]
Journal of Bioscience and Applied ResearchThe housefly (Musca domestica) is a common and important medical insect that can transfer over a hundred pathogens. Thus, there is a crucial need for effective strategies with biocompatibility properties to be considered in eliminating the widespread of ...
Mawahib Alyusif +2 more
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Plants, 2022 Antibiotics and synthetic pesticides are now playing a role in the spread of resistant pathogens. They continue to have negative consequences for animal and plant health.
Abdelkrim Agour +11 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Sugar fatty acid esters, especially glucose fatty acid esters (GEs), have broad applications in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. In this research, the fatty acid moieties derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids containing single-cell oils ...
Hatim A. El-Baz +7 more
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