Plant-based products such as essential oils and other extracts have been used for centuries
due to their beneficial properties. Currently, their use is widely disseminated through a …

Psidium (Myrtaceae) comprises approximately 266 species, distributed in tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. Psidium taxa have great ecological, economic, and …

Searching for new bioactive molecules to design insecticides is a complex process since
pesticides should be highly selective, active against the vector, and bio-safe for humans …

Despite the global burden of viral diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti, there is a lack of
effective means of prevention and treatment. Strategies for vector control include chemical …

Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are insect vectors of epidemiologically important
arboviruses owing to their behavior, physiology, morphology, and proximity to humans …

The continuous and indiscriminate use of insecticides has been responsible for the
emergence of insecticide resistant vector insect populations, especially in Aedes aegypti …

In-vitro chemical characterization and mosquitocidal screening of essential oil derived from
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.(Asteraceae)(CVO-MS) against the malarial vector Anopheles …

Sustainable control of mosquitoes, vectors of many pathogens and parasites, is a critical
challenge. Chemical insecticides are gradually losing their effectiveness because of …

In this study, the essential oils (EOs) of separated organs (roots, leaves, stems and flowers)
of Ruta chalapensis L., Ruta gravealens L., and Ruta montana L. are characterized by …

Mosquitoes pose a severe threat to the environment as vectors of numerous harmful
diseases affecting humans and animals. Mosquitoes transmit pathogens that cause dengue …