Food industries are facing a great challenge due to contamination of food products with
different microbes such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc. These microbes deteriorate …

The use of natural and synthetic repellents, marketed in different pharmaceutical forms, is
growing in the world due to the emerging vector-borne viral diseases as Dengue, Zika …

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 …

The management of parasites, insect pests and vectors requests development of novel,
effective and eco-friendly tools. The development of resistance towards many drugs and …

Botanical repellents represent one of the main ways of reducing the use of synthetic
pesticides and the contamination of soil and hydric resources. However, the poor stability …

Plants naturally produce bioactive compounds along with many secondary metabolites
which serve as defensive chemical against herbivorers including insect pests. One group of …

The incidence of dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever and malaria cases has increased
significantly in the world. To avoid mosquito bites, one of the best strategies is the use of …

Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) represent a huge threat for millions of humans and
animals worldwide, since they act as vectors for important parasites and pathogens …

The development of effective and safe repellents against arthropods is very important,
because there are no effective vaccines against arthropod‐borne viruses (arboviruses) and …

Essential oils (EOs) are known as any aromatic oily organic substances which are naturally
synthesized in plants. Exhibiting a broad range of biological activities, EOs have played a …