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Larvicidal Activity of Phytochemicals From Handroanthus impetiginosus Seeds Against Culex quinquefasciatus

open access: yesChemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
The hexane extract was obtained from the seeds of H. impetiginosus, from which fatty acids and FAMEs were obtained. The three samples were tested on C. quinquefasciatus larvae, promoting mortality with moderate LC50 values. The hexane extract was analyzed by gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GC‐MS), and the most abundant compounds were ethyl oleate (
Luana Cristina Diniz Santos   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aedes albopictus and Cache Valley virus: a new threat for virus transmission in New York State.

open access: yesEmerging Microbes and Infections, 2022
We report surveillance results of Cache Valley virus (CVV; Peribunyaviridae, Orthobunyavirus) from 2017-2020 in New York State (NYS). Infection rates were calculated using the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) method by year, region, and mosquito ...
Constentin Dieme   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable control of Anopheles mosquito population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Despite the widespread use of insecticides, community engagement programmes and preventive measures mosquito borne diseases are growing and new tools to prevent the spread of disease are urgently needed. An alternative control measure for the eradication
Birch, Philip   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Ingested insecticide to control Aedes aegypti: developing a novel dried attractive toxic sugar bait device for intra-domiciliary control

open access: yes, 2020
© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Illnesses transmitted by Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika comprise a considerable global burden; mosquito control is the primary public health tool to reduce disease transmission ...
Aguirre, A.   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Citizen science provides a reliable and scalable tool to track disease-carrying mosquitoes

open access: yesNature Communications, 2017
Recent outbreaks of Zika, chikungunya and dengue highlight the importance of better understanding the spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes across multiple spatio-temporal scales.
J. Palmer   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reducing Food Loss and Waste in the Fish Value Chain: A Study on Environmental Efficiency in Türkiye

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food loss and waste (FLW) significantly threaten food security, economic stability, and environmental sustainability, particularly within the fish value chain due to the high perishability of seafood. This study examines FLW in Türkiye's fish value chain, focusing on the Çeşme district, to quantify waste levels and evaluate environmental ...
Hatice Türkten   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Olfaction in mosquitoes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Female mosquitoes are vectors of diseases, affecting both livestock and humans. The host-seeking and identification behaviors of mosquitoes are mediated mainly by olfactory cues. The peripheral olfactory organs of mosquitoes which perceive olfactory cues
Ghaninia, Majid
core  

Carbon dioxide baited trap catches do not correlate with human landing collections of Anopheles aquasalis in Suriname [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Three types of carbon dioxide-baited traps, i.e., the Centers for Disease Control Miniature Light Trap without light, the BioGents (BG) Sentinel Mosquito Trap (BG-Sentinel) and the Mosquito Magnet® Liberty Plus were compared with human landing ...
Andriessen, R.   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Asymptomatic humans transmit dengue virus to mosquitoes

open access: yesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015
Significance Our work provides evidence that people who are infected with dengue virus without developing detectable clinical symptoms or prior to the onset of symptoms are infectious to mosquitoes.
V. Duong   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Twenty years of dynamic occupancy models: a review of applications and look to the future

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Since their introduction over 20 years ago, dynamic occupancy models (DOMs) have become a powerful and flexible framework for estimating species occupancy across space and time while accounting for imperfect detection. As their popularity has increased and extensions have further expanded their capabilities, DOMs have been applied to increasingly ...
Saoirse Kelleher   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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