A review of resistance mechanisms of synthetic insecticides and botanicals, phytochemicals, and essential oils as alternative larvicidal agents against mosquitoes

S Senthil-Nathan - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mosquitoes are a serious threat to the society, acting as vector to several dreadful diseases.
Mosquito management programes profoundly depend on the routine of chemical …

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 …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Cassia Auriculata: Targeting antibacterial, antioxidant activity, and evaluation of their possible effects on saltwater …

C Kamaraj, C Ragavendran, K Manimaran… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their huge surface area to volume ratio, metallic nanoparticles are becoming
increasingly important in numerous spheres of life. Here, initially, we aimed to evaluate the …

Larvicidal activity of selected essential oil in synergized combinations against Aedes aegypti

GN Pandiyan, N Mathew, S Munusamy - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to attain an alternate plant essential oil (EO) based mosquito
larvicide against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. Here three plants were selected based …

Prolonged sublethal effects of essential oils from non-wood parts of nine conifers on key insect pests and vectors

R Pavela, F Maggi, E Mazzara, J Torresi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conifers are of high economic importance due to their exploitation for timber, gardening and
landscaping, construction and paper, varnishes, adhesives and waterproof coatings …

Traditionally used medicinal plants mediate the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles: methodological, larvicidal, and ecotoxicological approach

C Kamaraj, S Vimal, C Ragavendran… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
It has been shown that vegetal species constitute an alternative natural source for the
biosynthesis of new nanomaterials. Thus, aiming to expand knowledge about the potential …

Improved adulticidal activity against Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) from synergy between Cinnamomum spp. essential oils

J Aungtikun, M Soonwera - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Improved natural adulticidal agents against mosquito vectors are in urgent need, and
essential oils from Cinnamomum plants can assume this role quite readily. Cinnamomum …

Evolvulus alsinoides-wrapped palladium nanoparticles: A potential photocatalyst rhodamine blue, inactivation of human pathogens and non-toxicity assessments on …

A Priyadharsan, C Ragavendran, C Kamaraj… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present research examined the environmentally compatible and cost-effective formation
of green medicated palladium nanoparticles (EA-PdNPs) utilizing aqueous extracts of …

Marine brown algae (Sargassum wightii) derived 9-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid: A promising inhibitor of α-amylase and α-glucosidase with mechanistic insights from …

D Paramasivam, A Meyyazhagan… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Jeopardized glucose hemostasis leads to cronic metaboic disorder like Diabetes mellitus
and it is predicted to occur in∼ 700 million people in the coming 20 years. Our study aims to …

Ecotoxicological effects of conventional herbicides and a natural herbicide on freshwater fish (Danio rerio)

L Lechinovski, M Bados, J Rosa, DB Moda… - … Science and Health …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The contamination of aquatic environments has increased over time, affecting environmental
integrity and human health. Herbicides represent a source of this contamination, and among …