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Gut symbiont enhances insecticide resistance in a significant pest, the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)

Microbiome, 2017
BackgroundSymbiotic bacteria affect insect physiology and ecology. They may also mediate insecticide resistance within their hosts and thereby impact pest and vector control practices.
Daifeng Cheng, Zijun Guo, M. Riegler, Z. Xi, G. Liang, Yijuan Xu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessment of the insecticidal activity of afoxolaner against Aedes aegypti in dogs treated with NexGard®

Parasite, 2017
Twelve healthy dogs were studied in this parallel group, blinded, randomised, and negative controlled efficacy study. On Day -1, the 12 dogs included were ranked within sex in descending order of individual pre-treatment (Day -5) fed mosquito counts and ...
Liebenberg Julian, Fourie Josephus, Lebon Wilfried, Larsen Diane, Halos Lenaïg, Beugnet Frédéric   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of croton urucurana extracts and crude resin on Anagasta kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2009
Hundreds of plant species have been studied in order to find out the active ingredient responsible for their insecticidal activity against the pests of economic importance.
Luciana Barboza Silva, Walciane Silva, Maria Ligia Rodrigues Macedo, Marize Terezinha Lopes Pereira Peres   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Spodoptera exigua multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (SeMNPV)

EFSA Journal, 2021
The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State, Spain, for the pesticide active substance Spodoptera exigua ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Fernando Alvarez, Maria Arena, Domenica Auteri, Jorge Borroto, Alba Brancato, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Anna Federica Castoldi, Arianna Chiusolo, Angelo Colagiorgi, Mathilde Colas, Federica Crivellente, Chloe De Lentdecker, Mark Egsmose, Gabriella Fait, Varvara Gouliarmou, Franco Ferilli, Luna Greco, Alessio Ippolito, Frederique Istace, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Aude Kienzler, Renata Leuschner, Roberto Lava, Alberto Linguadoca, Christopher Lythgo, Oriol Magrans, Iris Mangas, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Laura Padovani, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Ragnor Pedersen, Hermine Reich, Miguel Santos, Rachel Sharp, Csaba Szentes, Andrea Terron, Manuela Tiramani, Benedicte Vagenende, Laura Villamar‐Bouza   +41 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of Chemicals for the Potential Management of the Queensland Fruit Fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Insects, 2017
This study investigated alternative in-field chemical controls against Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt). Bioassay 1 tested the mortality of adults exposed to fruit and filter paper dipped in insecticide, and the topical application of insecticide to adults ...
Olivia L. Reynolds, Terrence J. Osborne, Idris Barchia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of the existing maximum residue levels for metaflumizone according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

EFSA Journal, 2020
According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, EFSA has reviewed the maximum residue levels (MRLs) currently established at European level for the pesticide active substance metaflumizone.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Maria Anastassiadou, Giovanni Bernasconi, Alba Brancato, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Aija Kazocina, Renata Leuschner, Jose Oriol Magrans, Ileana Miron, Stefanie Nave, Ragnor Pedersen, Hermine Reich, Alejandro Rojas, Angela Sacchi, Miguel Santos, Alois Stanek, Anne Theobald, Benedicte Vagenende, Alessia Verani   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of a national voucher scheme to deliver insecticide-treated mosquito nets to pregnant women.

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The benefits of a health-related intervention may be compromised by the challenges of delivering the intervention on a large scale. We analyzed the process involved in the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme, a system for delivering insecticide ...
Armstrong-Schellenberg, Joanna, Bruce, Jane, Hanson, Kara, Jones, Caroline, Marchant, Tanya, Mponda, Hadji, Nathan, Rose, Schellenberg, David, Sedekia, Yovitha   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Reduced bio-efficacy of permethrin EC impregnated bednets against an Anopheles gambiae strain with oxidase-based pyrethroid tolerance [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are an integral component of malaria control programmes in Africa. How much pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors will impact on the efficacy of ITNs is controversial.
Chandre, Fabrice, Etang, Josiane, Guillet, Pierre, Manga, Lucien   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Comparative Field Evaluation of Combinations of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets and Indoor Residual Spraying, Relative to Either Method Alone, for Malaria Prevention in an Area where the main Vector is Anopheles Arabiensis. [PDF]

, 2013
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are commonly used together in the same households to improve malaria control despite inconsistent evidence on whether such combinations actually offer better protection than nets ...
A Bhattarai, A Cohuet, A Ogbonna, A Smith, Alex J Ntamatungiro, AM Eijk, AM Noor, AN Clements, C Drakeley, C Ngufor, CF Curtis, D Chandramohan, Deo R Kavishe, Edgar Mbeyela, Elizabeth Turner, FO Okumu, FO Okumu, FO Okumu, FO Okumu, FO Okumu, FO Okumu, Fredros O Okumu, G Fegan, G MacDonald, GF Killeen, Godfrey Lingamba, H Ranson, H Reyburn, HM Ferguson, I Kleinschmidt, J Beier, J Beier, J Kitau, JA Scott, Jason Moore, JM Mwangangi, JP Grieco, JT Griffin, KI Barnes, KI Barnes, L Yakob, Lena M Lorenz, LF Tseng, LL Koekemoer, M Akogbeto, M Over, MI Msellem, Michael G Kenward, MJ Hamel, ML Mabaso, MN Bayoh, MOH-Zambia, N Chitnis, NJ Govella, PM Nyarango, R Carter, R Development Core Team, RA Khatib, RJ Kent, RL Kouznetsov, S Abdulla, Sarah J Moore, SB Ogoma, SE Clarke, The malERA Consultative Group on Vector Control, TL Russell, TL Russell, V Corbel, W Takken, WA Hawley, WA Hawley, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, YA Derua   +77 more
core   +3 more sources

HIV-positive nigerian adults harbor significantly higher serum lumefantrine levels than HIV-negative individuals seven days after treatment for Plasmodium falciparum infection. [PDF]

, 2013
Management of coinfection with malaria and HIV is a major challenge to public health in developing countries, and yet potential drug-drug interactions between antimalarial and antiviral regimens have not been adequately investigated in people with both ...
Albert van Wyk, Back, Beshir, Blessborn, Bousema, Byakika-Kibwika, Chijioke Nwauche, Colin J. Sutherland, Dinko, Djimde, Djimdé, Dlamini, Ezzet, Ezzet, Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria, Gerber, Harparkash Kaur, Havlir, Humphreys, Ifeyinwa Chijioke-Nwauche, Khalid B. Beshir, Khoo, Korenromp, Kredo, Lefèvre, McGready, Nwauche, Salman, Sutherland, van Vugt, Whitworth   +30 more
core   +1 more source