Plant extracts for developing mosquito larvicides: From laboratory to the field, with insights on the modes of action

R Pavela, F Maggi, R Iannarelli, G Benelli - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last decades, major research efforts have been done to investigate the insecticidal
activity of plant-based products against mosquitoes. This is a modern and timely challenge …

Mosquito-borne diseases and their control strategies: an overview focused on green synthesized plant-based metallic nanoparticles

H Onen, MM Luzala, S Kigozi, RM Sikumbili… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes are the carrier of pathogens that cause common human
diseases such as malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika, and West Nile. The use …

Mosquito control with green nanopesticides: towards the One Health approach? A review of non-target effects

G Benelli, F Maggi, R Pavela, K Murugan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
The rapid spread of highly aggressive arboviruses, parasites, and bacteria along with the
development of resistance in the pathogens and parasites, as well as in their arthropod …

Cost Effective, Green Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Fruit Extract of Syzygium alternifolium (Wt.) Walp., Characterization and Evaluation of Antiviral …

P Yugandhar, T Vasavi, Y Jayavardhana Rao… - Journal of Cluster …, 2018 - Springer
The present study was aimed to synthesize copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) using
fruit extract of Syzygium alternifolium and to evaluate their antiviral activity against …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall.bark extract and their larvicidal activity against dengue and filariasis vectors

D Kumar, G Kumar, V Agrawal - Parasitology research, 2018 - Springer
The present study was carried out to evaluate the larvicidal potential of methanol, hexane,
acetone, chloroform, and aqueous bark extracts of Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. and …

Suaeda maritima-based herbal coils and green nanoparticles as potential biopesticides against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti and the tobacco cutworm …

U Suresh, K Murugan, C Panneerselvam… - … and molecular plant …, 2018 - Elsevier
The overuse of synthetic pesticides to control insect pests leads to physiological resistance
and adverse environmental effects, in addition to high operational cost. Insecticides of …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-friendly fabrication of Ag nanostructures using the seed extract of Pedalium murex, an ancient Indian medicinal plant: Histopathological effects on the Zika …

R Ishwarya, B Vaseeharan, R Anuradha… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The control of Zika virus mosquito vectors and well as the development of drugs in the fight
against biofilm-forming microbial pathogens, are timely and important challenges in current …

Sargassum wightii-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles reduce the fitness and reproduction of the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi and cotton bollworm Helicoverpa …

K Murugan, M Roni, C Panneerselvam… - … and Molecular Plant …, 2018 - Elsevier
Helicoverpa armigera Hubner is an important polyphagous agricultural insect pest, highly
mobile, with a worldwide distribution. In India, it causes substantial losses to cotton …

Biocontrol of mosquito vectors through herbal-derived silver nanoparticles: prospects and challenges

D Kumar, P Kumar, H Singh, V Agrawal - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Mosquitoes spread several life-threatening diseases such as malaria, filaria, dengue,
Japanese encephalitis, West Nile fever, chikungunya, and yellow fever and are associated …

Green Nano‐Biotechnology: A New Sustainable Paradigm to Control Dengue Infection

T Zohra, AT Khalil, F Saeed, B Latif… - Bioinorganic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dengue is a growing mosquito‐borne viral disease prevalent in 128 countries, while 3.9
billion people are at high risk of acquiring the infection. With no specific treatment available …