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 …

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 …

Since the middle ages, essential oils have been widely used for bactericidal, virucidal,
fungicidal, antiparasitical, insecticidal, medicinal and cosmetic applications, especially …

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 …

Larvicidal activity of ethyl acetate, butanol, and petroleum ether extracts of five species of
Euphorbiaceae plants, Jatropha curcas, Pedilanthus tithymaloides, Phyllanthus amarus …

Natural chemicals have considerable potential for vector management because these
chemicals are safer than conventional insecticides on account of their rapid environmental …

BACKGROUND: Aedes aegypti L. is the major vector of dengue fever and dengue
hemorrhagic fever. In an effort to find effective tools for control programs to reduce mosquito …

Objective To assess the larvicidal and repellent potential of the essential oil extracted from
the leaves of peppermint plant, Mentha piperita (M. piperita) against the larval and adult …

The bean weevil, Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae),
causes severe post-harvest losses in the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L. The control …

The larvicidal activity of essential oils of four species of Piper from the Amazon Forest was
tested using third-instar larvae of Aedes aegypti. The oils were extracted by steam distillation …