RAT (Rattus rattus diardii L.) Repellent Made of Soursop (Annona muricata L.) Leaves Extract
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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Wireworm, the larval stages of click beetles, are a serious pest of tubers, brassicas and other important commercial crops throughout the northern hemisphere. No effective control agent has been developed specifically for them, and many of the pesticides
Martyn J. Wood +11 more
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Novel Essential Oils Blend as a Repellent and Toxic Agent against Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes
Bio-insecticidal research has focused on long-term vector control using essential oils (EOs). This study examined the larvicidal, oviposition-deterrent, and repellent properties of five medicinal herb-based EO formulations (EOFs) on mosquitoes that are ...
Chinnaperumal Kamaraj +7 more
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Behavioural Responses of Male Aedes albopictus to Different Volatile Chemical Compounds
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has become one of the most important invasive vectors for disease pathogens such as the viruses that cause chikungunya and dengue.
Davide Carraretto +5 more
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A crossover study to evaluate the diversion of malaria vectors in a community with incomplete coverage of spatial repellents in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania [PDF]
Malaria elimination is unlikely to occur if vector control efforts focus entirely on transmission occurring indoors without addressing vectors that bite outdoors and outside sleeping hours.
Kreppel, Katharina +7 more
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Potency of kaffir lime leaves essential oil as botanical fumigant against Araecerus fasciculatus (De Geer) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) in cocoa bean storages. Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is one of the important commodities in Indonesia.
Putri Dela Atikah +2 more
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Present and future potential of plant-derived products to control arthropods of veterinary and medical significance [PDF]
The use of synthetic pesticides and repellents to target pests of veterinary and medical significance is becoming increasingly problematic. One alternative approach employs the bioactive attributes of plant-derived products (PDPs). These are particularly
Finn, Robert +3 more
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Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for guazatine according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 [PDF]
According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reviewed the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) currently established at European level for the pesticide active substance guazatine.
European Food Safety Authority
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Efek Ekstrak Bunga Kecombrang (Etlingera elatior) sebagai Repellent Nyamuk Aedes aegypti
Salah satu cara untuk melindungi diri dari gigitan nyamuk Aedes aegypti adalah dengan meng-gunakan repellent. Beberapa repellent menunjukkan adanya efek toksik, di antaranya yang me-ngandung bahan aktif Diethyltoluamide (DEET).
Zulfikar Zulfikar +2 more
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Strange loves: a remarkable case of aberrant copulation in beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae, Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
A case of copulation between two mimic and repellent beetle species (a male of Timarcha fracassii, and a female of Meloe autumnalis), belonging to distinct families (Chrysomelidae, Meloidae), is ...
Alberto BOLOGNA, Marco +5 more
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