The eco-friendly control of mosquito vectors is a crucial challenge of public health
importance. Here we evaluated the larvicidal potential of Artemisia absinthium essential oil …

Oils of Carapa guianensis and Copaifera spp. are well-known in the Amazonian region as
natural insect repellents, and studies have reported their efficiency as larvicide against some …

The search for new insecticides to control dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika vectors has
gained relevance in the past decades. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the …

The diverse flora of the Atlantic Forest is fertile ground for discovering new chemical
structures with insecticidal activity. The presence of species belonging to the genus …

Researchers are increasingly looking to plants as sources of novel ingredients active
against vector-borne diseases. Medicinal plant extracts and their metabolites are an …

The essential oils of leaves, stems and inflorescences of Piper marginatum, harvested in the
Atlantic forest in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, were obtained by hydrodistillation. GC and …

Lantana camara Linn. and Lantana montevidensis Briq.(Verbenaceae) are native species
from Americacs rain forest. However, these species are cultivated as ornamental plants [1] …

Background: Recently, essential oils and extracts derived from plants have received much
interest as potential bio-active agents against mosquito vectors. Methods: The essential oils …

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 …

Aedes aegypti L. is one of the primary disease vectors spreading various dreadful diseases
throughout the world, specifically over tropics and subtropics. Keeping in view the adverse …