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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.
Caroline Maxwell, Harparkash Kaur, Malima, Robert, Mark Rowland, Matthew J Kirby, Patrick K Tungu, Robert Malima, Stephen M Magesa, Victor Mwingira   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

Evaluation of Agave angustifolia as a Sustainable Alternative to Synthetic Pesticides: Phytochemical Composition and Multi‐Trophic Bioactivity

Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.
The pesticidal potential of Agave angustifolia by assessing its anti‐nematic, antimicrobial, and insecticidal activities, alongside phytochemical profiling. ABSTRACT Plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and viruses contribute significantly to annual crop losses and economic hardship. Reliance on chemical pesticides, over a thousand used
Rashika Tamta, Shilpi Rawat, Himani Karakoti, Tannu Rani, Pooja Bargali, Ravendra Kumar, Stefania Garzoli, Renu Pandey   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +3 more sources

Sickly Sweet: Insecticidal Polyols Induce Lethal Regurgitation in Dipteran Pests

Insects, 2019
Polyols are commonly used in food and medicines as sweeteners and preservatives but may also have insecticidal properties against some species of Diptera.
Francisco Díaz-Fleischer, José Arredondo, Rodrigo Lasa, Carlos Bonilla, Diana Debernardi, Diana Pérez-Staples, Trevor Williams   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sulfur nanocomposites with insecticidal effect for the control of Bactericera cockerelli. [PDF]

Beilstein J Nanotechnol, 2023
Araujo-Yépez LS, Tigrero-Salas JO, Delgado-Rodríguez VA, Aguirre-Yela VA, Villota-Méndez JN.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Quantifying behavioural interactions between humans and mosquitoes: evaluating the protective efficacy of insecticidal nets against malaria transmission in rural Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND\ud \ud African malaria vectors bite predominantly indoors at night so sleeping under an Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) can greatly reduce malaria risk.
Drakeley, Chris J, Kihonda, Japhet, Killeen, Gerry F, Kotas, Maya E, Lengeler, Christian, Lyimo, Edith, Mathenge, Evan, Oketch, Fred R, Schellenberg, Joanna A, Smith, Thomas A   +9 more
core   +5 more sources

Effect of Fruit Maturation Stage on the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Piper nigrum Essential Oil

Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.
The essential oils of Piper nigrum show marked chemical and biological variation across fruit maturation stages. Ripe fruits yield oils with the strongest antioxidant and cytotoxic activities, demonstrating that maturation directly modulates volatile composition and enhances the bioactive potential of this aromatic species.
Marcio Marcelo da Siva Pessoa, Jorddy Neves Cruz, Ingryd Nayara de Farias Ramos, André Salim Khayat, Eloisa Helena de Aguiar Andrade, José de Arimatéia Rodrigues do Rego, Davi do Socorro Barros Brasil   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insecticidal Effect of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Lecanicillium araneicola HK-1 in Aphis craccivora (Hemiptera: Aphididae). [PDF]

Insects, 2023
Liu S, Li J, Feng Q, Chu L, Tan Z, Ji X, Jin P.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Properties of Piper spp. Volatile Oils That Inhibit Pathogenic Microorganisms

Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.
The samples were fungicidal against Candida, with MICs ranging from 62.5 to 250 μg/mL, and fungistatic against Penicillium adametzii, Aspergillus flavus and A. niger, with MICs of 1000 μg/mL. The volatile oils of Piper aduncum and Piper marginatum reduced the viability of MDA‐MB231 cells.
Midiã R. Oliveira, Ely D. Alfaia Neto, Carlos Eduardo C. Alves, Renata Galvão de Azevedo, Alice F. Gomes, Flávia Juliana Reis de Sousa, Juan Campos de Oliveira, Larissa Raquel S. Maciel, Gemilson S. Pontes, Ari F. Hidalgo, Antonia Q. L. Souza, Rita C. Saraiva Nunomura   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanoemulsions of terpene by-products from cannabidiol production have promising insecticidal effect on Callosobruchus maculatus. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Fei T, Gwinn K, Leyva-Gutierrez FMA, Wang T.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source