Mosquitoes serve as vectors for a wide variety of human and veterinary pathogens and
parasites and cause extensive morbidity and mortality, and are a major economic burden …

This review aims to describe essential oils and their constituent compounds that exhibit
bioactivity against Aedes aegypti L.(Diptera: Culicidae) larvae, the immature stage of the …

Mosquitoes transmit serious pathogens and parasites to humans and animals, including
malaria, dengue, Japanese encephalitis and filariasis. The extensive use of chemical …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Studies of ethnobiological nature favor the rescue of
popular culture, preventing important cultural and biological information from being lost over …

This is the first report about the antibacterial activity of Hyptis martiusii Benth. In this study the
ethanol extract of H. martiusii was tested for its antimicrobial activity against strains of …

Cyclodextrins (CDs) have been used as important pharmaceutical excipients for improve the
physicochemical properties of the drugs of low solubility as the essential oil of Hyptis …

Environmentally friendly botanical larvicides are commonly considered as an alternative to
synthetic larvicides against Aedes aegypti Linn. In addition, mosquito resistance to currently …

The fight against mosquito-borne diseases has recently seen the failure of control
programmes based on synthetic chemical treatments to combat larvae and adults of …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Hyptis martiusii (Lamiaceae), popularly known
as “cidreira-do-mato” or “cidreira-brava”, grows in abundance in the Northeast region of …

Mosquito-borne diseases are currently considered as important threats to human health in
subtropical and tropical regions. Resistance to synthetic larvicides in different species of …