Plant-based repellents have been used for generations in traditional practice as a personal
protection measure against host-seeking mosquitoes. Knowledge on traditional repellent …

Push-pull strategies involve the behavioral manipulation of insect pests and their natural
enemies via the integration of stimuli that act to make the protected resource unattractive or …

Geraniol is a commercially important terpene alcohol occurring in the essential oils of
several aromatic plants. It is one of the most important molecules in the flavour and …

Abstract From 1937 until 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) garnered scant medical attention as
the cause of febrile illness and sporadic encephalitis in parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe …

Filariasis is a mosquito-borne disease that causes lymphedema and the main vector is
Culex quinquefasciatus. A simple measure was taken to eradicate the vector using …

Manipulation of monoterpene synthases to maximize flux towards targeted products from
GPP (geranyl diphosphate) is the main challenge for heterologous monoterpene …

Background Travellers are confronted with a variety of vector-borne threats. Is one type of
repellent effective against all biting vectors? The aim of this review is to examine the …

Essential oils are complex mixtures of volatile compounds produced by aromatic plants and
extracted by distillation or expression. More than 3000 essential oils are known with about …

West Nile virus (WNV) was first detected in North America in 1999 during an outbreak of
encephalitis in New York City. Since then the virus has spread across North America and …

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