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Development of a Mosquito Repellent Formulation Based on Nanostructured Lipid Carriers
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Arboviral diseases are a threat to global public health systems, with recent data suggesting that around 40% of the world’s population is at risk of contracting arboviruses. The use of mosquito repellents is an appropriate strategy to avoid humans coming
Daniele Carvalho Abrantes +8 more
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Evaluation of eight repellents in deterring eastern cottontail herbivory in Connecticut
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Herbivory by eastern cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus) can be the source of significant agricultural, nursery, and managed landscape damage. Where cottontails cannot be managed by lethal means or where trap and release is infeasible, repellents may be ...
Scott C. Williams, Michael R. Short
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Ekológia (Bratislava), 2021 Flavorings and volatile biologically active substances, used by humans for various purposes, may potentially have fumigating, repellent, or attractive effects on various species of anthropod storage pests.
Titov Oleksii, Brygadyrenko Viktor
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 The invasive Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) and the red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) constitute a worldwide threat, causing severe disruption to ecological systems and harming human welfare.
Tatsuya Uebi +17 more
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Plant-Based Insect Repellents: A Review Of Their Efficacy, Development and Testing. [PDF]
, 2011 Plant-based repellents have been used for generations in traditional practice as a personal protection measure against host-seeking mosquitoes. Knowledge on traditional repellent plants obtained through ethnobotanical studies is a valuable resource for ...
Maia, Marta Ferreira, Moore, Sarah J
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Super-hydrophobic and super-wetting surfaces: analytical potential? [PDF]
, 2004 Roughening or texturing surfaces provides super-liquid repellent or film forming properties without alteration of the surface chemistry. These surfaces are easy to produce, can amplify wetting properties and can be either "sticky" or "slippy" to liquids.
McHale, Glen +2 more
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Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Hasil Ternak, 2020 The research aims to determine the effectiveness of pandan wangi (Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.) leaves extract (PWLE) as flies repellent and understand its effect on the organoleptic qualities of chicken meat.
Arif Ismanto +2 more
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Insects, 2022 Mosquito repellents reduce human-vector contact of vector-borne diseases. We compared the repellent activity of 10 undiluted essential oils (anise, basil, bergamot, coriander, patchouli, peppermint, petitgrain, rosemary, sage and vetiver) against A ...
Nataya Sutthanont +6 more
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A mechanistic understanding of repellent function against mammalian herbivores
Ecological Processes, 2019 Background Browsing repellents are widely used to deter large herbivores from consuming plants of ecological, economic and aesthetic importance. Understanding how these repellents function on a behavioural mechanistic level is critical to predicting ...
Rebecca S. Stutz +3 more
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Nootkatone Is an Effective Repellent against Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
Insects, 2021 We tested a nootkatone product for insecticide activity against the most prominent vectors of Zika virus (ZIKV), Aedes aegypti, and Aedes albopictus. We tested the permethrin-resistant (PERM-R) Vergel strain of A.
Taylor C. Clarkson +8 more
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