Background The use of plant repellents against nuisance biting insects is common and its
potential for malaria vector control requires evaluation in areas with different level of malaria …

Background The use of repellent materials from plants against nuisance insects is common
with great potential to compliment existing malaria control programmes and this requires …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The aim of the study was to document plants
traditionally used to repel mosquitoes in the uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South …

Objective: Owing to the adverse effects of synthetic insecticides, there has been increasing
need to search for natural and environment friendly insecticides of plant origin as agents of …

Background Plants represent one of the most accessible resources available for mosquito
control by communities in Tanzania. However, no documented statistics exist for their …

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 …

Objective: To document and test the efficacy of indigenous traditional personal protection
methods against mosquito bites and general nuisance. Design: A prospective study based …

Background The combined efforts to combat outdoor/indoor transmission of malaria
parasites are hampered by the emerging vector resistance in a wide variety of malaria …

A study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of traditional application methods of
mosquito repellent plants in the reduction of the human–vector contact of malaria vectors in …

By standardized interviews of people in 23 rural villages, in the Oio region of Guinea Bissau,
we collected data on which plant species and plant derived products or methods people use …