Arbovirus vectors insects: are botanical insecticides an alternative for its management?

GC da Silva Sá, PVV Bezerra, MFA Da Silva… - Journal of Pest …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are insect vectors of epidemiologically important
arboviruses owing to their behavior, physiology, morphology, and proximity to humans …

Enzyme Dynamics Determine the Potency and Selectivity of Inhibitors Targeting Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes

R Kumari, C Lindgren, R Kumar, N Forsgren… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Vector control of mosquitoes with insecticides is an important tool for preventing the spread
of mosquito-borne diseases including malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika …

Intelligent onsite dual-modal assay based on oxidase-like fluorescence carbon dots-driven competitive effect for ethyl carbamate detection

G Wu, H Qiu, C Du, Z Zheng, Q Liu, Z Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intelligent onsite accurate monitoring ethyl carbamate (EC, a group 2 A carcinogen) in
environment is of great significance to safeguard environmental health and public safety …

Neurotoxic Zanthoxylum chalybeum root constituents invoke mosquito larval growth retardation through ecdysteroidogenic CYP450s transcriptional perturbations

JM Muema, JL Bargul, JM Mutunga, MA Obonyo… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intracellular effects exerted by phytochemicals eliciting insect growth-retarding responses
during vector control intervention remain largely underexplored. We studied the effects of …

Structure–Activity Relationships Reveal Beneficial Selectivity Profiles of Inhibitors Targeting Acetylcholinesterase of Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes

A Vidal-Albalat, T Kindahl, R Rajeshwari… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Insecticide resistance jeopardizes the prevention of infectious diseases such as malaria and
dengue fever by vector control of disease-transmitting mosquitoes. Effective new insecticidal …

Toxicity and mode of action of the aporphine plant alkaloid liriodenine on the insect GABA receptor

QRR Coquerel, F Démares, WJ Geldenhuys… - Toxicon, 2021 - Elsevier
Liriodenine is a biologically active plant alkaloid with multiple effects on mammals, fungi,
and bacteria, but has never been evaluated for insecticidal activity. Accordingly, liriodenine …

Discovery and Mechanistic Characterization of Potential Plant-Derived Malaria Transmission-Blocking Agents

JM Muema - 2022 - ir.jkuat.ac.ke
The renewed global focus on malaria elimination and eradication through successful
reduction of Plasmodium transmissions by infected mosquitoes warrants the discovery of …