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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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Essential Oils and Their Components Control Behaviour of Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Larvae
Insects, 2023 Beetle Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) is a well-known pest of grain and flour in food stores and grocery shops. Recently, commercial cultivation of the insect was started for human food and animal feed.
Gabrielė Bumbulytė +2 more
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Molecules, 2021 Essential oils have been widely used as an active ingredient in mosquito repellent products. However, essential oils are highly unstable and prone to degradation when exposed to the environment during storage.
Norashiqin Misni +4 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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RAT (Rattus rattus diardii L.) Repellent Made of Soursop (Annona muricata L.) Leaves Extract
Equilibrium, 2018 House rat (Rattus rattus) is a rodent that can damage any objects at home and leave manure there by resulting in bad odor and rat also becomes a host of some disease vectors. The use of plant repellent is one alternative control utilizing rat’s olfactory
Meida Dewanti +4 more
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Agronomy, 2021 Maturing sweet cherry fruits are exposed to damage caused by birds. In order to repel birds from orchards, it is increasingly common to use repellents based on plant extracts and compounds that undergo complete biodegradation. One such compound is methyl
Grzegorz Mikiciuk +4 more
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Development of gel for Aedes aegypti repellent with combination of cinnamon oil (Cinnamomum burmannii Blume) and fennel oil (Foeniculum vulgare Mill) [PDF]
Scripta Medica, 2020 Background/Aim: Aim of this study was to develop efficient mosquito repellent by combining fennel oil (Foeniculum vulgare Mill) and cinnamon oil (Cinnamomum burmannii Blume) in a gel preparation form.
Sohipah Evah +2 more
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Heterocyclic Amine-Induced Feeding Deterrence and Antennal Response of Honey Bees
Insects, 2021 The productivity and survival of managed honey bee colonies is negatively impacted by a diverse array of interacting factors, including exposure to agrochemicals, such as pesticides.
Nicholas R. Larson +5 more
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Reducing the Incidence of Mammals on Public Highways Using Chemical Repellent
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2012 In Lithuania, one of the measures to reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle accidents (WVA) is the fencing of highways. However, any gaps in the fencing have the potential to become an animal crossing site and consequently are likely to lead to increased ...
Linas Balčiauskas, Marius Jasiulionis
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Molecules, 2020 The larvicidal potential of crude leaf extracts of Rhizophora mucronata, the red mangrove, using diverse solvent extracts of the plant against the early fourth instar larvae of Anopheles stephensi, Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti mosquito ...
Sengodan Karthi +6 more
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