Antimicrobial secondary metabolites from agriculturally important fungi as next biocontrol agents

C Keswani, HB Singh, R Hermosa… - Applied Microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
Synthetic chemical pesticides have been used for many years to increase the yield of
agricultural crops. However, in the future, this approach is likely to be limited due to negative …

[HTML][HTML] Prospects and pitfalls: next-generation tools to control mosquito-transmitted disease

EP Caragata, S Dong, Y Dong… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Mosquito-transmitted diseases, including malaria and dengue, are a major threat to human
health around the globe, affecting millions each year. A diverse array of next-generation …

[HTML][HTML] Insecticidal efficacy of microbial-mediated synthesized copper nano-pesticide against insect pests and non-target organisms

P Vivekanandhan, K Swathy, A Thomas… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, medical and stored grain pests are major concerns of public health and
economies worldwide. The synthetic pesticides cause several side effects to human and non …

[HTML][HTML] Larvicidal toxicity of Metarhizium anisopliae metabolites against three mosquito species and non-targeting organisms

P Vivekanandhan, K Swathy, D Kalaimurugan… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The fungal toxin acts as effective, low-cost chemical substances for pest control
worldwide and also an alternative to synthetic insecticides. This study assessed the …

Carapa guianensis Aubl.(Meliaceae) oil associated with silk fibroin, as alternative to traditional surfactants, and active against larvae of the vector Aedes aegypti

IR Sarquis, RSFR Sarquis, VHS Marinho… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper report the use of Carapa guianensis Abul.(Meliaceae) oil and derivates [fatty acid
ethyl ester (FAEE's) and free fatty acid (FFA's)] associate with silk fibroin (SF), and its activity …

[HTML][HTML] Larvicidal, Histopathological, Antibacterial Activity of Indigenous Fungus Penicillium sp. Against Aedes aegypti L and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) (Diptera: Culicidae) …

C Ragavendran, V Manigandan, C Kamaraj… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Fungal metabolites are considered to be most efficient tools to overcome the issues related
to insecticide resistance and environmental pollution. The present study focus on the …

Larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti and molecular docking studies of compounds extracted from the endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp. isolated from Bertholletia …

IF Araújo, VHS Marinho, IS Sena, JM Curti… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Springer
Endophytic fungi are microorganisms capable of colonizing the interior of plant tissues
without causing damage to them. The study of the secondary metabolites produced by their …

[HTML][HTML] Naturally occurring compounds with larvicidal activity against malaria mosquitoes

TK Milugo, DP Tchouassi, RA Kavishe… - Frontiers in Tropical …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit Plasmodium parasites that cause human malaria.
Currently, vector control is the most widely deployed approach to reduce mosquito …

Cladophialophora bantiana metabolites are efficient in the larvicidal and ovicidal control of Aedes aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus and have low toxicity in …

C Ragavendran, G Balasubramani, C Tijo… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes' current insecticide resistance status in available public health insecticides is a
serious threat to mosquito control initiatives. Microbe-based control agents provide an …

[HTML][HTML] Use of micro and macroalgae extracts for the control of vector mosquitoes

O Tufan-Cetin, H Cetin - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Mosquitoes are one of the most dangerous vectors of human diseases such as malaria,
dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus. Controlling these vectors is a challenging …