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A Dietary Plant Extract Formulation Helps Reduce Flea Populations in Cats: A Double-Blind Randomized Study

open access: yesPharmaceuticals, 2023
There is a growing demand for natural products to be used to control fleas in pets. A prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study evaluated the efficacy of the biological plant-based food supplement Bioticks® (thyme, rosemary, lemon ...
Damien Banuls   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana reduces instantaneous blood feeding in wild multi-insecticide-resistant Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes in Benin, West Africa. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne diseases are still a major health risk in many developing countries, and the emergence of multi-insecticide-resistant mosquitoes is threatening the future of vector control.
Knols, B.G.J.   +35 more
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Chlorantraniliprole Residual Control and Concentration Determination in Cotton

open access: yesInsects, 2023
Studies were conducted in 2020 and 2021 at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, MS, to determine the residual concentrations of chlorantraniliprole in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum, L.) leaves, as well as the concentrations in petals and ...
Jacob Smith   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of KO-Tab 1-2-3: a wash-resistant 'dip-it-yourself' insecticide formulation for long-lasting treatment of mosquito nets. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
INTRODUCTION: Insecticide-treated nets (ITN) are an important method of preventing malaria. To remain effective, they need to be re-treated with pyrethroid insecticide at approximately yearly intervals. Systems for re-treating nets in Africa are limited,
Mark Rowland   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Insecticide Exposure and Risk of Asthmatic Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesToxics, 2021
The incidence of respiratory disease is increasing. In relation to this, in addition to infection, factors associated with working with chemical insecticides are a cause for concern.
Jiraporn Chittrakul   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Benzaldehyde as an Antibiotic Modulator and Its Toxic Effect against Drosophila melanogaster

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Products of natural origin remain important in the discovery of new bioactive molecules and are less damaging to the environment. Benzaldehyde is a product of the metabolism of plants, and similarly to oxygenated terpenes, it can have antibacterial ...
Luiz Jardelino de Lacerda Neto   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The activity of the pyrrole insecticide chlorfenapyr in mosquito bioassay: towards a more rational testing and screening of non-neurotoxic insecticides for malaria vector control. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: The rapid selection of pyrethroid resistance throughout sub-Saharan Africa is a serious threat to malaria vector control. Chlorfenapyr is a pyrrole insecticide which shows no cross resistance to insecticide classes normally used for vector ...
Franklin W Mosha   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Field Distance Effects of Fipronil and Chlorfenapyr as Soil Termiticides Against the Desert Subterranean Termite, Heterotermes aureus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)

open access: yesSociobiology, 2020
A desirable trait of termiticides is that they suppress termite activity at a distance from the site of application. Fipronil and chlorfenapyr are two non-repellent termiticides that display delayed toxicity and are therefore good candidates for yielding
Paul B Baker, Javier G Miguelena
doaj   +1 more source

Enhanced Insecticidal Effect and Interface Behavior of Nicotine Hydrochloride Solution by a Vesicle Surfactant

open access: yesMolecules, 2022
Nicotine hydrochloride (NCT) has a good control effect on hemiptera pests, but its poor interfacial behavior on the hydrophobic leaf leads to few practical applications.
Wenjun Xiao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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