Chemical control of mosquitoes and the pesticide treadmill: a case for photosensitive insecticides as larvicides

CJ Meier, MF Rouhier, JF Hillyer - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes transmit disease, and over the past century, mosquito control
has mostly relied on chemical insecticides that target the adult life stage. We review methods …

Effect of nanostructure lipid carrier of methylene blue and monoterpenes as enzymes inhibitor for Culex pipiens

IT Radwan, MZ Sayed-Ahmed, NAR Ghazawy… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Solid lipid nanoparticles second generation, nanostructure lipid carrier (NLC), is one of the
most important biodegradable nanoparticles. Nanostructure Lipid carrier (NLC) was used to …

Photodynamic control of citrus crop diseases

JRM Ferreira, IN Sierra-Garcia, S Guieu… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Citrus are economically important fruit crops to which infectious diseases like citrus canker
caused by Xanthomonas citri subs. citri, citrus variegated chlorosis caused by Xylella …

Environmentally Safe Photodynamic Control of Aedes aegypti Using Sunlight-Activated Synthetic Curcumin: Photodegradation, Aquatic Ecotoxicity, and Field Trial

AR Lima, CM Silva, LM da Silva, A Machulek Jr… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study reports curcumin as an efficient photolarvicide against Aedes aegypti larvae
under natural light illumination. Larval mortality and pupal formation were monitored daily for …

Larvicidal activity of the photosensitive insecticides, methylene blue and rose bengal, in Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes

CJ Meier, JF Hillyer - Pest Management Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Insecticides are critical for controlling mosquito populations and mitigating
the spread of vector‐borne disease, but their overuse has selected for resistant populations …

Curcumin in formulations against Aedes aegypti: Mode of action, photolarvicidal and ovicidal activity

LM de Souza, FP Venturini, NM Inada, I Iermak… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Combating the Aedes aegypti vector is still the key to control the transmission of many
arboviruses, such as Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya. As few products are efficient for …

[HTML][HTML] Daylight photodynamic inactivation of cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus by porphyrins: An alternative for the ectoparasite control

ICP Gomes, LDA Divino, FM Rodrigues… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The bovine tick Rhipicephalus microplus, a primary ectoparasite of veterinary concern,
contributes significantly to disease transmission and reduced cattle productivity, resulting in …

Mosquito larvae exposed to a sublethal dose of photosensitive insecticides have altered juvenile development but unaffected adult life history traits

CJ Meier, LE Martin, JF Hillyer - Parasites & Vectors, 2023 - Springer
Background Larvicides are critical for the control of mosquito-borne diseases. However,
even sublethal exposure to a larvicide can alter development and life history traits, which …

Curcumin/d‐mannitol as photolarvicide: induced delay in larval development time, changes in sex ratio and reduced longevity of Aedes aegypti

NF Mezzacappo, LM de Souza… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Resistant populations of Ae. aegypti have been a major problem in
arboviruses epidemic areas, generating a strong demand for novel methods of vector …

[HTML][HTML] Photodynamic control of Aedes aegypti larvae with environmentally-friendly tetra-platinated porphyrin

CM Silva, AR Lima, TF Abelha, THN Lima… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work evaluated the photosensitizing activity of isomeric tetra-cationic porphyrins with
peripheral [Pt (bpy) Cl]+ to control the larval population of Aedes aegypti by photodynamic …