Bacterial larvicides used for malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa: review of their effectiveness and operational feasibility

YA Derua, EJ Kweka, WN Kisinza, AK Githeko… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Several trials and reviews have outlined the potential role of larviciding for malaria control in
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to supplement the core indoor insecticide-based interventions. It …

Encapsulation Strategies for Bacillus thuringiensis: From Now to the Future

JL De Oliveira, LF Fraceto, A Bravo… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been recognized for its high potential in the control of various
agricultural pests. Developments in micro/nanotechnology have opened new perspectives …

Yeast-encapsulated essential oils: a new perspective as an environmentally friendly larvicide

MJ Workman, B Gomes, JL Weng, LK Ista, CP Jesus… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background Effective mosquito control approaches incorporate both adult and larval stages.
For the latter, physical, biological, and chemical control have been used with varying results …

Influence of larval growth and habitat shading on retreatment frequencies of biolarvicides against malaria vectors

BJ Msugupakulya, SK Ngajuma, AN Ngayambwa… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Effective larviciding for malaria control requires detailed studies of larvicide efficacies,
aquatic habitat characteristics, and life history traits of target vectors. Mosquitoes with brief …

Performance of an aerially applied liquid Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis formulation (strain AM65‐52) against mosquitoes in mixed saltmarsh–mangrove …

BJ Johnson, R Manby, GJ Devine - Pest management science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND In the Australian southeast, the saltmarsh mosquito Aedes vigilax (Skuse) is
the focus of area‐wide larviciding campaigns employing the biological agent Bacillus …

Malaria vector control strategies. What is appropriate towards sustainable global eradication?

JA Ogunah, JO Lalah, KW Schramm - Sustainable chemistry and pharmacy, 2020 - Elsevier
Malaria a mosquito-borne disease caused by Plasmodium remains to be a main global
burden despite concerted efforts to eliminate it. While diverse control strategies have been …

A long‐lasting biological larvicide against the dengue vector mosquito Aedes albopictus

T Liu, YG Xie, F Lin, LH Xie, WQ Yang… - Pest management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Aedes albopictus is the primary vector of mosquito‐borne diseases,
including dengue and chikungunya, in China. The management of vector mosquitoes is the …

MosChito rafts as a promising biocontrol tool against larvae of the common house mosquito, Culex pipiens

A Negri, G Pezzali, S Pitton, M Piazzoni, P Gabrieli… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Mosquito control is of paramount importance, in particular, in light of the major
environmental alterations associated with human activities, from climate change to the …

Characterization of a novel cell wall hydrolase CwlE involved in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis mother cell lysis

L Huang, G Han, N Crickmore, C Li, Y Xia… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cell wall hydrolases are ubiquitous among spore-form bacteria and essential for mother cell
lysis. In this study, a novel cell wall hydrolase gene cwlE involved in mother cell lysis was …

Characterization of CwlC, an autolysin, and its role in mother cell lysis of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis

L Huang, L Xu, G Han, N Crickmore… - Letters in Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) has been proven to efficiently control
mosquitoes, of which many species are important vectors of human disease. The larvicidal …