Mosquitoes in the larval stage are attractive targets for pesticides because mosquitoes
breed in water, and thus, it is easy to deal with them in this habitat. The use of conventional …

A preliminary study was conducted to investigate the effects of the extracts of 112 medicinal
plant species, collected from the southern part of Thailand, on Aedes aegypti. Studies on …

The leaf oils of eight Cinnamomum. species (C. rhyncophyllum. Miq., C. microphyllum. Ridl.,
C. pubescens. Kochummen, C. mollissimum. Hook. f., C. impressicostatum. Kosterm, C …

Citrus seeds and peel contain certain compounds with varied level of bitterness. These
compounds have been tested against insects and proved to be effective. The present study …

Plant extracts are currently studied more and more because of their role in plant protection
as well as in urban entomology. Investigations were made to assess the larvicidal potential …

Background: Development of insecticide resistance occurred due to the continuous and
misuse of synthetic insecticides therefore, the recent study was conducted to explore eco …

This study investigates the composition and potential larvicidal activity of the essential oils
isolated from the elite plant, Artemisia vulgaris L. which is commonly known as mugwort …

A total of 17 methanol extracts and nine essential oils of Malaysian plants were investigated
for their larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. Acute mortality of the fourth instar larvae …

Toxicity, growth regulatory and repellent activities of medicinal plant extracts on Musca domestica
L. (Diptera: Muscidea) Page 1 African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 7 (24), pp. 4635-4642, 17 …

Five essential oils from various parts of five plant species ie Acorus calamus, Mentha
arvensis, Ocimum basilicum, Saussrea lappa and Cymbopogan citrates were investigated …