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Measurement of overall insecticidal effects in experimental hut trials [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2012 Background The ‘overall insecticidal effect’ is a key measure used to evaluate public health pesticides for indoor use in experimental hut trials.
Briët Olivier JT +2 more
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Longevity of the insecticidal effect of three pyrethroid formulations applied to outdoor vegetation on a laboratory-adapted colony of the Southeast Asian malaria vector Anopheles dirus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Outdoor residual spraying is proposed for the control of exophilic mosquitoes. However, the residual effect of insecticide mists applied to outdoor resting habitats of mosquitoes is not well characterized.
Victor Chaumeau +9 more
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2023 In the current study, the essential oil of Thymus citriodorus (Pers.) Schreb (Lamiaceae) was evaluated for its ability to control adults of two significant pests of stored products, Sitophilus granarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) and ...
Mustafa Alkan, Turgut Atay
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Journal of Fungi, 2022 Numerous studies focused on drug discovery perspective have proved the great potential for exploration of marine-derived fungi to seek bioactive chemicals. Yet, marine-derived fungi are less explored compared to their terrestrial counterparts.
Xiufang Wang +6 more
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Plants, 2022 Sitophilus zeamais is a primary pest of maize. Our aim was to perform a qualitative review and meta-analyses with 56 scientific articles published from 1 January 2000 to 1 October 2022 dealing with direct (topical application) and indirect (impregnation ...
Fernanda Achimón +6 more
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A new family of diverse skin peptides from the microhylid frog genus phrynomantis [PDF]
, 2020 A wide range of frogs produce skin poisons composed of bioactive peptides for defence against pathogens, parasites and predators. While several frog families have been thoroughly screened for skin-secreted peptides, others, like the Microhylidae, have ...
Ballet, Steven +7 more
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Influence of winter savory (Satureja montana) aqueous extract on mortality of lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica) [PDF]
Botanica Serbica, 2018 Losses of grain quality and quantity as a result of insect activity during storage impose the need for proper pest control. One of the major pests of stored wheat is the lesser grain borer (LGB), Rhyzopertha dominica. This pest is usually controlled with
Gvozdenac Sonja +4 more
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Insecticidal and repellent effects of the essential oils obtained from Argentine aromatic flora
Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica, 2022 Global population is expected to increase to 9x109 individuals by 2050, which highlights the need to produce more food in a more sustainable way. The demand for alternatives to synthetic insecticides is reflected in the increasing amount of research ...
Fernanda Achimón +8 more
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Tikrit Journal of Pure Science, 2023 This study aim to investigate the insecticidal and the repellency effects of three plants Punicagranatum, Ouercusinfectoria and zingiberofficinale powders on adults against the red flour beetles Tribiumcastaneum and estimating the percentage of the ...
Amal Kamal Suleiman
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Glucosinolates in plant protection strategies: A review [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2012 This review discusses the importance of glucosinolates in plant protection. The Brassicaceae, which are cultivated worldwide, use glucosinolates and their decomposition products to defend themselves against attacks by harmful organisms.
Ban Goreta Smiljana +3 more
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