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The transcription factor Maf-S regulates metabolic resistance to insecticides in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

BMC Genomics, 2017
BackgroundMalaria control in Africa is dependent upon the use insecticides but intensive use of a limited number of chemicals has led to resistance in mosquito populations.
V. Ingham, P. Pignatelli, Jonathan D. Moore, S. Wagstaff, H. Ranson   +4 more
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Microbiota of the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) by 16S rDNA Illumina Sequencing

Microbiology Research
Bemisia tabaci (Aleyrodidae family) is one of the most damaging pests of numerous crops worldwide. Insecticides, namely pyrethroids and organophosphates, have long been the primary control tools against this pest, resulting in several resistance cases ...
Afef Najjari, Chahnez Naccache, Nour Abdelkefi, Salma Djebbi, Amira Souii, Brahim Chermiti, Mourad Elloumi, Maha Mezghani Khemakhem   +7 more
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Farmers' preferences for eco-friendly nets as an alternative to insecticides in Africa [PDF]

, 2014
Vegetable production in Africa is highly dependent on pesticides with a large proportion of the population involved in farming. We investigate if eco-friendly nets (EFNs) are a viable and accepted alternative to farmer's current practice of extreme use ...
Adegbidi, Anselme, Assogba Komlan, Françoise, Martin, Thibaud, Ngouajio, Mathieu, Parrot, Laurent, Simon, Serge, Tossou, Rigobert, Vidogbéna, Faustin, Zander, Kerstin K.   +8 more
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The Sublethal Effects of Insecticides in Insects

, 2017
Studies related to the effect of insecticides on insect pests and nontarget organisms, such as natural enemies, are traditionally accessed by the estimative of lethal effects, through mortality data.
S. França, M. Breda, Alice D Barbosa, C. Guedes   +3 more
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Mosquito Surveillance and Insecticide Resistance Monitoring Conducted by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Monroe County, Florida, USA [PDF]

, 2022
Lawrence J. Hribar, Michael Boehmler, Heidi Murray, Catherine A. Pruszynski, Andréa L. Leal   +4 more
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Mechanism of action of phosphororganic insecticides on qualitative wine components of red grapes varieties

Новые технологии, 2017
Experimental and analytical studies of complex interdependencies of processes of localization and transformation of pesticides in grapes and wine products are presented.
N. T. Siyukhova, Z. T. Tazova
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Development of Attractive Toxic Sugar Baits (ATSBs) System and Its Effectiveness in Mosquito Control

Insects
Background: Attractive Toxic Sugar Baits (ATSBs) are an innovative vector control strategy based on the “attract-and-kill” principle. The core of ATSBs lies in the preparation of attractive and toxic baits through the mixing and proportioning of luring ...
Ruixiang Zhang, Teng Zhao, Dan Xing, Xinyu Zhou, Haotian Yu, Dongfen Geng, Zhihua Fan, Kai Wang, Xinan Huang, Chunxiao Li   +9 more
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Risks of large-scale use of systemic insecticides to ecosystem functioning and services

Environmental science and pollution research international, 2014
Large-scale use of the persistent and potent neonicotinoid and fipronil insecticides has raised concerns about risks to ecosystem functions provided by a wide range of species and environments affected by these insecticides.
M. Chagnon, D. Kreutzweiser, E. Mitchell, C. Morrissey, D. A. Noome, J. P. van der Sluijs   +5 more
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Pesticide Use on Fruit and Vegetable Crops in Ohio 1990 [PDF]

, 1992
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Etzkorn, David S., Waldron, Acie C., Wilhelm, Michael H.   +2 more
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A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2014
There is evidence that in Europe and North America many species of pollinators are in decline, both in abundance and distribution. Although there is a long list of potential causes of this decline, there is concern that neonicotinoid insecticides, in ...
H. Godfray, T. Blacquière, L. Field, R. Hails, G. Petrokofsky, S. Potts, N. E. Raine, A. Vanbergen, A. McLean   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source