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Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Given the ongoing biodiversity crisis, sustainable use and management of medicinal plants is critical. We assessed the conservation status, threats and conservation actions of 298 species sold by UK suppliers to medical herbalists. We found that most species used are unevaluated, representing a gap in conservation knowledge, and of those with ...
Isabella Flowers, Jon C. Lovett, Christopher Hassall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Larvicidal Activity of Insecticide Formulations, 1990-1991 [PDF]

Arthropod Management Tests, 1994
Abstract Acute action against cat flea larvae was examined for 3 insecticide concentrates (DursbanLO [41.5% chlorpyrifos], XRM-5304 [40% chlorpyrifos], and Safrotin [50% propetamphos]) and three ready-to-use veterinary products (Duratrol Household Flea Spray [0.5% chlorpyrifos], 3M-89226 [0.5% chlorpyrifos and 0.2% esbiothrin], and ...
Byron L. Reid, Michael W. Dryden
openaire   +1 more source

Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Flower Extracts from Clitoria ternatea against Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of chemistry, 2020
Mosquitoes have always been a human health threat; the major global health problems caused by them are malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika as well as several other vector-borne outbreaks.
Darvin R. Ravindran, Madhuri Bharathithasan, P. Ramaiah, M. Rasat, D. Rajendran, S. Srikumar, I. Ishak, A. R. Said, R. Ravi, M. F. Mohd Amin   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

1165. Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench (Compositae: Heliantheae: Zinniinae) is described and illustrated with a colour plate and black and white text figure. An introduction to the history of the appearance of this species in the Magazine appears in brief, together with comments on the treatment of the genus, and the available generic revisions.
Nicholas Hind, Masumi Yamanaka, Naoko Yasue   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Photomediated Larvicidal Activity of Pheophorbide a against Cercaria Larvae of Fasciola gigantica

Scientifica, 2017
Fasciolosis is a parasitic disease caused by Fasciola gigantica. The freshwater snail Lymnaea acuminata is the intermediate host of F. gigantica which cause endemic fasciolosis in the northern part of India. To investigate larvicidal activity of pure and
Divya Jyoti Singh, Vinay Kumar Singh, D. K. Singh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mosquito larvicidal activities of berry extract against the dengue vector [PDF]

, 2008
Background Vector control is facing a threat due to the emergence of resistance to synthetic insecticides. Insecticides of botanical origin may serve as suitable alternative biocontrol techniques in the future.
Nandita Chowdhury, Anupam Ghosh, Goutam Chandra, H Vatandoost, SK Hendarto, C Pancharoen, I Kautner, P Rigau, C Severini, World Health Organization, O Forget, A Redwane, JM Edmonds, World Health Organization, JB Harborne, E Stahl, A Kokate, WS Abbott, AFB Howard, K Hostettmann, Z Wiesman, A Ghosh, YC Tripathi, A Marston, JP David, CC Joseph, ESB Cavalcanti, AFU Carvalho, K Sukumar, C Rohini, SE Lee, G Francois, VG Khanna   +32 more
core   +2 more sources

Sustainable control of cyathostomin infections in practice

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Cyathostomins are the most prevalent helminths in horses and are found in nearly all grazing groups. These parasites have been shown to exhibit widespread anthelmintic resistance and can cause clinical disease, so they are a growing concern.
J. B. Matthews, T. S. Mair
wiley   +1 more source

Genome and transcriptome‐based identification and expression profiling of chemosensory gene families across developmental stages and tissues in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
The first draft genome of Sirex noctilio was produced. Fifteen S. noctilio transcriptomes were sequenced to study chemosensory gene expression patterns. SnocOR16 and SnocSNMP1 displayed tissue‐ and sex‐specific expression patterns. Abstract The Sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilio; Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is among the most destructive invasive pests ...
Alisa Postma, Leandri Klynsmith, Tuan A. Duong, Jeremy Dean Allison, Werner Smidt, Robert M. Waterhouse, Peter Lesny, Jan Philip Oeyen, Malte Petersen, Sebastian Martin, Shanlin Liu, Xin Zhou, Tanja Ziesmann, Alexander Donath, Christoph Mayer, Bernhard Misof, Oliver Niehuis, Ralph S. Peters, Lars Podsiadlowski, Martin P. A. Coetzee, Fourie Joubert, Bernard Slippers   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shrubs and trees as natural insect protection for grazing animals in Switzerland and the alpine region: A systematic review of in vitro, in vivo and clinical trials Sträucher und Bäume als natürlicher Insektenschutz für Weidetiere in der Schweiz und im Alpenraum: Eine systematische Literaturübersicht über in vitro‐, in vivo‐ und klinische Studien

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Biting or irritating insects are a threat to the health and welfare of grazing animals. This systematic review reveals that several shrubs and bushes growing in the alpine area have insecticidal, insect‐repellent and/or attractant properties. The alder Alnus glutinosa, juniper Juniperus communis, spruce Picea abies and walnut Juglans regia are ...
Theresa Schlittenlacher, Sofie Egli, Michael Walkenhorst, Veronika Maurer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Larvicidal activity of crude extracts from Larrea cuneifolia (Zygophyllaceae) and of its metabolite nordihydroguaiaretic acid against the vector Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to analyze the larvicidal activity of different crude extracts of Larrea cuneifolia and its most abundant lignan, nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), against Culex quinquefasciatus ...
Gonzalo Batallán, Romina Torre, Fernando Flores, Brenda Konigheim, Francisco Ludueña-Almeida, Carlos Tonn, Marta Contigiani, Walter Almirón   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source