Background: Thymol is a natural phenolic monoterpenoid widely used in pharmaceutical
and food preservative applications. Thymol isomeric with carvacrol, extracted primarily from …

Insects of medical importance are the most harmful pests impacting the human health as
they are vectors to many human diseases. The fight against these insects is mainly based on …

In the current laboratory study, 14 essential oils (EOs) derived from 12 Lamiaceae plant
species and their major components were screened for their larvicidal and repellent …

In the search for larvicidal compounds against Aedes aegypti L.(Diptera: Culicidae), a
collection of monoterpenes were selected and evaluated. R-and S-limonene exhibited the …

Twelve monoterpenes were evaluated for larvicidal and adulticidal activities towards Culex
pipiens. Geraniol and cuminaldehyde were the most toxic monoterpenes to larvae, with …

Culex pipiens mosquitoes are the most widely distributed primary vector of the West Nile
virus worldwide. Many attempts for investigation of botanical pesticides to avoid the …

The conversion of the phenolic monoterpenes thymol and carvacrol into antimicrobials by
(electro)-chemoenzymatic halogenation was investigated using a chloroperoxidase (CPO) …

Despite the great benefits of using synthetic molluscicides as mollusc control agents, they
can destroy the entire ecosystems, causing detrimental effects on human health and non …

Mosquitoes are the crucial vectors for a number of mosquito-borne infectious diseases ie
dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, malaria, Rift Valley fever, elephantiasis, Japanese …

Members of the genus Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) have aromatic volatiles in their leaves
and bark and some species are commercially important herbs and spices. In this work, the …