Plant-based bioinsecticides for mosquito control: Impact on insecticide resistance and disease transmission

MŞ Şengül Demirak, E Canpolat - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquito-borne diseases cause millions of deaths each year. There has
been an increase in the use of insecticides to combat disease transmission caused by …

Efficacy of Royal Guard, a new alpha-cypermethrin and pyriproxyfen treated mosquito net, against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors

C Ngufor, A Agbevo, J Fagbohoun, A Fongnikin… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Royal Guard is a new insecticide-treated bed-net incorporated with a mixture of alpha-
cypermethrin and pyriproxyfen (an insect growth regulator). We assessed its efficacy and …

Understanding the current state-of-the-art of long-lasting insecticide nets and potential for sustainable alternatives

S Brake, D Gomez-Maldonado, M Hummel… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) are widely distributed to communities where
malaria is a major cause of mortality, especially to those under the age of 5 years-old. To …

Reduced effectiveness of repellents in a pyrethroid‐resistant strain of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) and its correlation with olfactory sensitivity

L Yang, EJ Norris, S Jiang, UR Bernier… - Pest management …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), is a vector of dengue
fever, zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever viruses, and in many areas possesses significant …

Sublethal effects of beta-cypermethrin modulate interspecific interactions between specialist and generalist aphid species on soybean

Y Qu, F Ullah, C Luo, LS Monticelli, AV Lavoir… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In agroecosystems, plant-pest interactions are at the basis of complex food webs, which can
be affected by both biotic and abiotic factors. In the present study, we evaluated the impact of …

Resistencia a insecticidas en Aedes aegypti y Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) de Tapachula, Chiapas, México

AD López-Solís, A Castillo-Vera, J Cisneros… - salud pública de …, 2020 - medigraphic.com
Objetivo. Determinar la resistencia a insecticidas en Ae. aegypti y Ae. albopictus de
Tapachula, Chiapas, México. Material y métodos. Se utilizaron ovitrampas para obtener …

Pyrethroid-treated bed nets impair blood feeding performance in insecticide resistant mosquitoes

P Barreaux, H Ranson, GM Foster, PJ McCall - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The blood feeding performance of female mosquitoes directly impacts their ability to transmit
malaria. Yet their host seeking and blood feeding behaviours in the presence of insecticide …

Indoor air pesticide in dwellings of breastfeeding mothers of the Valencian Region (Spain): Levels, exposure and risk assessment

A López, V Yusà, E Villoldo, F Corpas-Burgos… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study assessed the inhalation risk associated with indoor pesticide concentrations in
the dwellings of 41 lactating mothers living in the Valencian Region, Spain, who were …

Permethrin-treated baby wraps for the prevention of malaria: results of a randomized controlled pilot study in rural Uganda

RM Boyce, E Muhindo, E Baguma, R Muhindo, B Shem… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Progress against malaria has stalled and may even be slipping backwards in
high-burden countries. This is due to a range of factors including insecticide resistance and …

Effects of permethrin on ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in ornamental nurseries

ZV Williamson, BR Blaauw… - Journal of Insect …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Exotic ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), such as
Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky), Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford), and …