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Implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control with long-lasting insecticidal nets: trends in pyrethroid resistance during a WHO-coordinated multi-country prospective study [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Increasing pyrethroid resistance has been an undesirable correlate of the rapid increase in coverage of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) since 2000.
Implications of Insecticide Resistance Consortium
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Monitoring Resistance and Biochemical Studies of Three Egyptian Field Strains of Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Six Insecticides

Toxics, 2023
Background: Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) is a prominent agricultural insect pest that has developed resistance to a variety of insecticide classes. In this study, the resistance of three field strains of S.
Moataz A. M. Moustafa, Rasha I. A. Moteleb, Yehia F. Ghoneim, Sameh Sh. Hafez, Reham E. Ali, Essam E. A. Eweis, Nancy N. Hassan   +6 more
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Knockdown resistance (kdr) gene of Aedes aegypti in Malaysia with the discovery of a novel regional specific point mutation A1007G

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Improved understanding of the molecular basis of insecticide resistance may yield new opportunities for control of relevant disease vectors. In this current study, we investigated the quantification responses for the phenotypic and genotypic ...
Mas Azlin M. Akhir, Mustafa F. F. Wajidi, Sébastien Lavoué, Ghows Azzam, Izhan Shahrin Jaafar, Noor Aslinda Ummi Awang Besar, Intan H. Ishak   +6 more
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Insights into dendritic cell maturation during infection with application of advanced imaging techniques

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Dendritic cells (DCs) are crucial for the initiation and regulation of adaptive immune responses. When encountering immune stimulus such as bacterial and viral infection, parasite invasion and dead cell debris, DCs capture antigens, mature, acquire ...
Qi Xiao, Qi Xiao, Qi Xiao, Yuxian Xia, Yuxian Xia, Yuxian Xia   +5 more
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Efficacy of some entomopathogens against Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in stored date fruits

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2022
Background Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) is one of the most economically important date fruits insect pests, which causes major losses in quantity and quality of the date yield.
Wael Kamal Mohamed El Shafei, Rania Hassan Mahmoud, Sahar Sayed Ali Mohamed   +2 more
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Chemical composition and bioactivities of Melaleuca alternufolia essential oil and its main constituents against Spodoptera littoralis (Boisaduval, 1833)

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022
Highlights The chemical composition of M. alternifolia EO was identified by GC–MS. The EO of M. alternifolia and its components, terpinen-4-ol and γ-terpinene, had potent bioactivity against S. littoralis. M.
Seham M. Ismail, Noura A. Hassan, Trandil F. Wahba, N. Shaker   +3 more
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Control Effects of Three Insecticide Sprays and Root Irrigation on Population of Tomato Bemisia tabaci

Guangdong nongye kexue, 2022
【Objective】The study aimed to explore the effects and application methods of dinotefuran, cyantraniliprole and spirotetramat in the control of Bemisia tabaci in Guangxi region, with a view to providing references for the control of B.
Dewei LI, Yawei LUO, Zhenwen HUANG, Tao LI, Juju LIANG, Wen XIE, Zhenqiang QIN   +6 more
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Exposure to organophosphate insecticides, inappropriate personal protective equipment use, and cognitive performance among pesticide applicators

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Inappropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among pesticide applicators may increase urinary organophosphate (OP) metabolite levels and subsequently increase risks of cognitive performance.
Jiraporn Chittrakul, Ratana Sapbamrer, Surat Hongsibsong   +2 more
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Efficiency of insecticide and bioinsecticide treatments against infestation of European corn borer and their effect on maize yield [PDF]

Selekcija i Semenarstvo, 2016
During 2008 and 2009, efficacy of insecticidal products, based on thiamethoxam and imidacloprid, were tested. Furthermore, effects of entomophatogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana on the infestation intensity of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis ...
Gošić-Dondo Snežana, Srdić Jelena, Popović Željko   +2 more
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A dynamic model to simulate the development of insecticide resistance [PDF]

Computational Ecology and Software, 2023
In this article, we described a dynamic model to simulate the development of insecticide resistance. The variables as insecticide use dosage, timing and frequency of insecticide uses, genetic mutagenicity of insect individuals, insecticide-resistant ...
WenJun Zhang, GuangHua Liu
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