Vegetable oil-based surfactants are adjuvants that enhance the efficacy of neonicotinoid insecticides and can bias susceptibility testing in adult mosquitoes

FA Ashu, C Fouet, MM Ambadiang… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The standard operating procedure for testing the susceptibility of adult
mosquitoes to neonicotinoid or butenolide insecticides recommends using a vegetable oil …

Enhancing the efficacy of neonicotinoids against mosquitoes and overcoming resistance issues

FA Ashu, C Fouet, MM Ambadiang, V Penlap-Beng… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Background Neonicotinoids are potential alternatives for targeting pyrethroid-resistant
mosquitoes, but their efficacy against malaria vector populations of Sub-Saharan Africa has …

Chronic exposure of mosquito larvae to pesticide residues endangers a new generation of agrochemicals repurposed for malaria prevention

MM Ambadiang, C Fouet, FA Ashu, V Penlap-Beng… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Agrochemicals have been successfully repurposed to control mosquitoes worldwide, but
pesticides used in agriculture challenge their effectiveness by contaminating surface waters …

Vegetable oil surfactants are synergists that can bias neonicotinoid susceptibility testing in adult mosquitoes

FA Ashu, C Fouet, MM Ambadiang, V Penlap-Beng… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Background The standard operating procedure for testing the susceptibility of adult
mosquitoes to clothianidin, a neonicotinoid, recommends using a vegetable oil ester as …

[HTML][HTML] Is Anopheles gambiae (sensu stricto), the principal malaria vector in Africa prone to resistance development against new insecticides? Outcomes from …

S Azizi, NJ Mbewe, H Mo, F Edward, G Sumari… - Current Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Indiscriminate use of pesticides in the public health and agriculture sectors has contributed
to the development of resistance in malaria vectors following exposure to sub-lethal …