A review of resistance mechanisms of synthetic insecticides and botanicals, phytochemicals, and essential oils as alternative larvicidal agents against mosquitoes

S Senthil-Nathan - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mosquitoes are a serious threat to the society, acting as vector to several dreadful diseases.
Mosquito management programes profoundly depend on the routine of chemical …

Plant extracts for developing mosquito larvicides: From laboratory to the field, with insights on the modes of action

R Pavela, F Maggi, R Iannarelli, G Benelli - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last decades, major research efforts have been done to investigate the insecticidal
activity of plant-based products against mosquitoes. This is a modern and timely challenge …

Unveiling antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles using prickly pear peel waste

AH Hashem, TA Selim, MH Alruhaili, S Selim… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the current study, prickly pear peel waste (PPPW) extract was used for the biosynthesis of
selenium nanoparticles through a green and eco-friendly method for the first time. The …

Neem oil and crop protection: from now to the future

EVR Campos, JL De Oliveira, M Pascoli… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
A major challenge of agriculture is to increase food production to meet the needs of the
growing world population, without damaging the environment. In current agricultural …

Essential oils and their compounds as Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) larvicides

CN Dias, DFC Moraes - Parasitology research, 2014 - Springer
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 …

Mosquito-borne diseases and their control strategies: an overview focused on green synthesized plant-based metallic nanoparticles

H Onen, MM Luzala, S Kigozi, RM Sikumbili… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes are the carrier of pathogens that cause common human
diseases such as malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika, and West Nile. The use …

Green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles conjugated Clausena dentata plant leaf extract and their insecticidal potential against mosquito vectors

P Sowndarya, G Ramkumar… - Artificial cells …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Mosquitoes are major vectors for the transmission of many diseases like chikungunya,
malaria, dengue, zika, etc. worldwide. In the present study, selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) …

Botanical essential oils and uses as mosquitocides and repellents against dengue

M Chellappandian, P Vasantha-Srinivasan… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Plants naturally produce bioactive compounds along with many secondary metabolites
which serve as defensive chemical against herbivorers including insect pests. One group of …

Insecticidal Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae Derived Chemical Constituents against Disease-Vector Mosquitoes

P Vivekanandhan, K Swathy, AC Murugan… - Journal of fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Insecticides can cause significant harm to both terrestrial and aquatic environments. The
new insecticides derived from microbial sources are a good option with no environmental …

Prevention and control strategies to counter dengue virus infection

IA Rather, HA Parray, JB Lone, WK Paek… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Dengue is currently the highest and rapidly spreading vector-borne viral disease, which can
lead to mortality in its severe form. The globally endemic dengue poses as a public health …