Inexpensive insect repellents may be needed to supplement the use of impregnated bed-
nets in the Amazon region, where the primary malaria vector, Anopheles darlingi (Root), is …

The efficacy of repellents against Anopheles darlingi, the main malaria vector in Bolivia, was
evaluated. This mosquito has a peak in biting activity early in the evening. Three natural …

Background The cost of mosquito repellents in Latin America has discouraged their wider
use among the poor. To address this problem, a low-cost repellent was developed that …

ABSTRACT, Two to 3 ml of Neemos@, when applied to the exposed body parts of human
volunteers, provided protection for 8 h from the bites of all anopheline species in 2 villages …

Background The reduction of malaria parasite transmission by preventing human-vector
contact is critical in lowering disease transmission and its outcomes. This underscores the …

The repellency of potted plants against the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto
Giles was quantified in experimental huts under semi-field conditions inside a screen-walled …

A laboratory study was carried out to evaluate the repellent efficacy of a methanol-leaf
extract of Ethiopian traditionally used insect repellent plant viz., Lomi sar [vernacular name …

Malaria is a growing problem in the Bolivian Amazon where there has been a four-fold
increase between 1991 and 1998, largely owing to forest clearance bringing human and …

Three commercial repellents marketed in South Africa: Bio‐SkincareTM (BSC, oils of
coconut, jojoba, rapeseed and vitamin E), MosiguardTM towelletes with 0.574 g quwenling …

To develop a new strategy for control of exophilic/exophagic malaria vectors which rest on
peridomestic foliage, Anopheles albimanus was used for laboratory bioassays of mosquito …