Extensive uses of synthetic insecticides to control mosquito's populations have induced the
insects to develop resistance against them, rendering them ineffective today. Moreover, they …

Mosquito species transmit major diseases viz. malaria, dengue, chikungunya, zika, filariasis
and various forms of encephalitis; imposing enormous menace to human as well as animals …

Insecticidal plant-based compound (s) in combinations may show synergistic or antagonistic
interactions against insect pest. Considering the rapid spread of the Aedes borne diseases …

Essential oils are potential alternatives to synthetic insecticides because they have low
mammalian toxicity, degrade rapidly in the environment, and possess complex mixtures of …

In the current laboratory study, 14 essential oils (EOs) derived from 12 Lamiaceae plant
species and their major components were screened for their larvicidal and repellent …

This study was conducted to attain an alternate plant essential oil (EO) based mosquito
larvicide against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. Here three plants were selected based …

Simple Summary Mosquitoes are the deadliest insects alive due to the transmission of
pathogens that cause diseases. Plant essential oils are considered an alternative to …

Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) is responsible for the spread of diseases that compromise
public health such as dengue fever, urban yellow fever, chikungunya and zika. Synthetic …

The mosquito Aedes aegypti L.(Diptera: Culicidae) is a vector of arboviral diseases such as
dengue fever. Currently, the main approach to mosquito control is the application of …

Essential oils extracted from 10 medicinal plants were evaluated for larvicidal, adulticidal,
ovicidal, oviposition-deterrent and repellent activities towards three mosquito species; …