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Preliminary assays indicate that Antonia ovata (Loganiaceae) and Derris amazonica (Papilionaceae), ichthyotoxic plants used for fishing in Roraima, Brazil, have an insecticide effect on Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2002
Laboratory-reared Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva 1912) was tested with extracts of two ichthyotoxic plants, known as timbós, used as fishing poison in the Amazon. Phlebotomines, L.
José Francisco Luitgards-Moura, Eloy Guillermo Castellón Bermudez, Arnaldo Felisberto Imbiriba da Rocha, Pantelis Tsouris, Maria Goreti Rosa-Freitas   +4 more
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Cocaine as a naturally occurring insecticide. [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1993
Although cocaine has a fascinating and complex medicinal history in man, its natural function in plants is unknown. The present studies demonstrate that cocaine exerts insecticidal effects at concentrations which occur naturally in coca leaves. Unlike its known action on dopamine reuptake in mammals, cocaine's pesticidal effects are shown to result ...
J A, Nathanson, E J, Hunnicutt, L, Kantham, C, Scavone   +3 more
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Perbedaan respon Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae), terhadap paparan anti nyamuk bakar dan bunga keluwih (Artocarpus camansi, Blanco)

Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia, 2015
The control of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) it is important to control the vector, i.e. Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Ae. albopictus (Skuse). Usually, controls of these vectors are done using chemical insecticides.
Nur Endah Wahyuningsih, Ramauli Agustina Sihit   +1 more
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Toxicidade de óleos essenciais de Piper aduncum e Piper hispidinervum em Sitophilus zeamais Toxicity of essential oils of Piper aduncum and Piper hispidinervum against Sitophilus zeamais

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2006
Óleos essenciais de Piper aduncum L. e Piper hispidinervum C.DC. (Piperaceae) foram avaliados quanto ao efeito inseticida em Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. por ação de contato, fumigação e tópica.
Joelma Lima Vidal Estrela, Murilo Fazolin, Valdomiro Catani, Marcio Rodrigues Alécio, Marilene Santos de Lima   +4 more
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Multiple acetylcholinesterases in Pardosa pseudoannulata brain worked collaboratively to provide protection from organophosphorus insecticides

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is an essential neurotransmitter hydrolase in nervous systems of animals and its number varies among species. So far, five AChEs have been identified in the natural enemy Pardosa pseudoannulata.
Xumin Lin, Yixi Zhang, Baojun Yang, Lingchun Zhang, Yunru Chen, Zewen Liu   +5 more
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The efficacy of European fruit lecanium, Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché, 1844) control using natural products

Horticultural Science, 2019
European fruit lecanium, Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché, 1844) is among the leading worldwide pests of fruits such as plums, currants, jostaberry, grapevine and many others.
Michal Skalský, Jana Niedobová, Jan Popelka   +2 more
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Status of insecticide susceptibility in Anopheles gambiae s.l. from malaria surveillance sites in The Gambia. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Vector control is an effective way of reducing malaria transmission. The main vector control methods include the use of insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying (IRS).
Betson, M, Betson, Martha, Awolola, Taiwo Samson, Awolola, T S, Natural History Museum, Jawara, Musa, LSHTM, Jawara, M, Malaria Research Programme, Gambia, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Martha Betson, Taiwo Samson Awolola, Musa Jawara   +12 more
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A restatement of recent advances in the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators [PDF]

, 2015
A summary is provided of recent advances in the natural science evidence base concerning the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on insect pollinators in a format (a ‘restatement’) intended to be accessible to informed but not expert policymakers and ...
Field, L.M., Raine, Nigel E., Godfray, H. C. J., Hails, R.S., Godfray, H. Charles J., Field, Linda M., Blacquiere, T., Mclean, A. R., Vanbergen, Adam J., Potts, S.G., Field, L. M., Blacquiere, Tjeerd, Vanbergen, A. J., Vanbergen, A.J., Potts, S. G., Godfray, H.C.J., Raine, N.E., Hails, Rosemary S., Potts, Simon G., McLean, A.R., McLean, Angela R., Hails, R. S., Raine, N. E.   +22 more
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Resistance to sap-sucking insects in modern-day agriculture

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2013
Plants and herbivores have co-evolved in their natural habitats for about 350 million years, but since the domestication of crops, plant resistance against insects has taken a different turn.
Martin eDe Vos, Arjen eVanDoorn, Arjen eVanDoorn   +2 more
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Insecticidal Properties of Capsaicinoids and Glucosinolates Extracted from Capsicum chinense and Tropaeolum tuberosum

Insects, 2019
Food security and biodiversity conservation are threatened by the emergence and spread of pest and pathogens, and thus there is a current need to develop pest management strategies that are sustainable and friendly to the environment and human health ...
José L. Claros Cuadrado, Elder O. Pinillos, Richard Tito, Carlos Seguil Mirones, Norma N. Gamarra Mendoza   +4 more
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