Bacterial toxins active against mosquitoes: Mode of action and resistance

MHNL Silva-Filha, TP Romão, TMT Rezende… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Larvicides based on the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis (Bti) and
Lysinibacillus sphaericus are effective and environmentally safe compounds for the control …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and socioeconomic effects of mosquito control in Europe using the biocide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti)

CA Brühl, L Després, O Frör, CD Patil, B Poulin… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) has been used in mosquito control programs to
reduce nuisance in Europe for decades and is generally considered an environmentally …

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 …

Persistence of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) in the environment induces resistance to multiple Bti toxins in mosquitoes

M Paris, G Tetreau, F Laurent, M Lelu… - Pest Management …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: The simultaneous production of six different toxins by Bacillus thuringiensis
israelensis (Bti) is thought to delay the evolution of resistance in treated mosquito …

Insecticidal toxins from the Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus bacteria

SJ Hinchliffe, MC Hares… - The Open Toxinology …, 2010 - benthamopen.com
Insect pathogens are an excellent source of novel insecticidal agents with proven toxicity. In
particular, bacteria from the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus are proving to be a …

Effect of mycosynthesized silver nanoparticles from filtrate of Trichoderma harzianum against larvae and pupa of dengue vector Aedes aegypti L

C Sundaravadivelan, MN Padmanabhan - Environmental Science and …, 2014 - Springer
Mosquitoes transmit dreadful diseases, causing millions of deaths every year. Therefore,
screening for larvicidal and pupicidal activity of microbial extracts attributes could lead to …

The susceptibility of Aedes aegypti populations displaying temephos resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis: a basis for management

AP Araújo, DF Araujo Diniz, E Helvecio… - Parasites & vectors, 2013 - Springer
Background Aedes aegypti is the vector of dengue virus, and its control is essential to
prevent disease transmission. Among the agents available to control this species …

Long-term exposure of Aedes aegypti to Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis did not involve altered susceptibility to this microbial larvicide or to other control …

KS Carvalho, MM Crespo, AP Araújo, RS da Silva… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis (Bti) is an effective and safe biolarvicide
to control Aedes aegypti. Its mode of action based on four protoxins disfavors resistance; …

Potential of biologically active plant oils to control mosquito larvae (Culex pipiens, Diptera: Culicidae) from an Egyptian locality

HF Khater, AAS Shalaby - Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
The insecticidal effect of six commercially available plant oils was tested against 4th larval
instars of Culex pipiens. Larvae were originally collected from Meit El-Attar, Qalyubia …

Larval midgut modifications associated with Bti resistance in the yellow fever mosquito using proteomic and transcriptomic approaches

G Tetreau, K Bayyareddy, CM Jones, R Stalinski… - BMC genomics, 2012 - Springer
Background Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) is a natural larval mosquito pathogen
producing pore-forming toxins targeting the midgut of Diptera larvae. It is used worldwide for …