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Silver Nanoparticles from Duddingtonia flagrans: Evaluation of Potential Ovicidal Activity on Toxocara canis Eggs [PDF]

Pathogens
The filtrate of the nematophagous fungus Duddingtonia flagrans produces silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with nematicidal potential. However, there are currently no reports of its activity against Toxocara canis eggs. The aim of this study was to investigate
Carolina Magri Ferraz, Lara Coslop Comério, Vinícius Bastos Salles Segantine, João Pedro Barbosa de Assis, Laryssa Pinheiro Costa Silva, Lara De Nadai Rodrigues Bezerra, Jackson Victor de Araújo, Vinícius Longo Ribeiro Vilela, Filippe Elias de Freitas Soares, Gabriel Augusto Marques Rossi, Fernando Luiz Tobias, Helio Langoni, Fabio Ribeiro Braga   +12 more
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Environmentally-Friendly Green Approach for the Production of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Anti-Fungal, Ovicidal, and Larvicidal Properties

Nanomaterials, 2018
Green synthesis of nanoparticles can be an important alternative compared to conventional physio-chemical synthesis. We utilized Scadoxus multiflorus leaf powder aqueous extract as a capping and stabilizing agent for the synthesis of pure zinc oxide ...
Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Mariadhas Valan Arasu   +1 more
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Ovicidal Toxicity and Morphological Changes in Housefly Eggs Induced by the Essential Oils of Star Anise and Lemongrass and Their Main Constituents. [PDF]

Insects
Simple Summary Houseflies (Musca domestica: Diptera) are serious medical and veterinary vectors of several human and animal pathogens. Ovicides reduce breeding housefly populations and the risk of housefly vector diseases.
Passara H, Sittichok S, Sinthusiri J, Moungthipmalai T, Puwanard C, Murata K, Soonwera M.   +6 more
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Ovicidal toxicity of plant essential oils and their major constituents against two mosquito vectors and their non-target aquatic predators

Scientific Reports, 2023
Plant essential oil (EO) is a natural alternative to synthetic chemical insecticides for mosquito control. EOs from Citrus aurantium L., Cymbopogon citratus (Stapf.), and Cinnamomum verum (J.
Tanapoom Moungthipmalai, Cheepchanok Puwanard, Jirapon Aungtikun, Sirawut Sittichok, Mayura Soonwera   +4 more
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Lectin, hemolysin and protease inhibitors in seed fractions with ovicidal activity against Haemonchus contortus [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2019
Bioactive molecules of plant species are promising alternatives for the chemical control of gastrointestinal nematodes in ruminants. Extracts of native and exotic seed species from Brazil's semi-arid region were tested in vitro in an egg hatch assay and ...
Hévila Oliveira Salles, Ana Carolina Linhares Braga, Maria Thayana dos Santos Canuto do Nascimento, Ana Márjory Paiva Sousa, Adriano Rodrigues Lima, Luiz da Silva Vieira, Antônio Cézar Rocha Cavalcante, Antonio Silvio do Egito, Lúcia Betânia da Silva Andrade   +8 more
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Ovicidal and repellent activities of several plant essential oils against Periplaneta americana L. and enhanced activities from their combined formulation

Scientific Reports, 2022
Natural ovicidal and repellent agents against Periplaneta americana L. are urgently needed, and plant essential oils (EOs) can assume this role quite readily.
Mayura Soonwera, Tanapoom Moungthipmalai, Wacharaporn Takawirapat, Sirawut Sittichok   +3 more
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Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids from Pithecellobium dulce (Robx.) Benth Leaves Exhibit Ovicidal Activity against Haemonchus contortus

Plants, 2022
Pithecellobium dulce (Robx.) Benth is an arboreal legume used in traditional medicine for the treatment of several ailments, including a number of intestinal disorders, and as a natural deworming.
Agustín Olmedo-Juárez, Ana Laura Jimenez-Chino, Alejandro Bugarin, Alejandro Zamilpa, Pedro Mendoza-de Gives, Abel Villa-Mancera, María Eugenia López-Arellano, Jaime Olivares-Pérez, Edgar Jesús Delgado-Núñez, Manases González-Cortazar   +9 more
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Larvicidal, Ovicidal, and Repellent Activities of Leucas stachydiformis (Hochst. ex Benth.) Briq Essential Oil against Anopheles arabiensis. [PDF]

J Trop Med
Larvicidal, ovicidal, and repellent activities of the essential oil extracted by hydrodistillation from the leaves of the endemic Ethiopian plant Leucas stachydiformis (Hochst.
Fikru S, Tolossa K, Lindemann P, Bucar F, Asres K.   +4 more
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Lecanicillium psalliotae (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) Exerts Ovicidal and Larvicidal Effects against the Sheep Blood-Feeding Nematode Haemonchus contortus through Its Liquid Culture Filtrates [PDF]

Pathogens
Nematophagous fungi (NF) form part of the soil microbiota and are natural enemies of nematodes, helping to regulate nematode populations. A verticillate NF isolated from soil from Tepalcingo, Mexico, was morphologically and molecularly characterised ...
Gustavo Pérez-Anzúrez, Pedro Mendoza-de Gives, Miguel Ángel Alonso-Díaz, Elke von Son-de Fernex, Adolfo Paz-Silva, María Eugenia López-Arellano, Agustín Olmedo-Juárez   +6 more
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Ovicidal effect of eucalyptus wood vinegar on gastrointestinal nematodes’ eggs from sheep [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) significantly impair small ruminant production globally, particularly in tropical regions. Anthelmintic resistance due to the indiscriminate use of synthetic drugs has necessitated the search for ...
Yandra Thais Rocha da Mota, Alexandre Santos Pimenta, Moacir Franco de Oliveira, Ana Karolinne de Alencar França, Andressa Marcelly Silvestre Pereira, Rafael Rodolfo de Melo, Thays Vieira da Costa Monteiro, Maíra Fasciotti, Lúcio César Dantas de Medeiros, Ana Carla Diógenes Suassuna Bezerra   +9 more
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