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Current vector control challenges in the fight against malaria
Giovanni Benelli,John C. Beier +1 more
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Key ecological obstacles that limit the effectiveness of vector control include the variation in mosquito behavior, development of insecticide resistance, presence of behavioral avoidance, high vector biodiversity, competitive and food web interactions, lack of insights on mosquito dispersal and mating behavior, and the impact of environmental changes on mosquito ecological traits.About:
This article is published in Acta Tropica.The article was published on 2017-10-01. It has received 227 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Indoor residual spraying & Mosquito control.read more
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The essential oil from industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) by-products as an effective tool for insect pest management in organic crops
Giovanni Benelli,Giovanni Benelli,Roman Pavela,Riccardo Petrelli,Loredana Cappellacci,Giuseppe Santini,Dennis Fiorini,Stefania Sut,Stefano Dall'Acqua,Angelo Canale,Filippo Maggi +10 more
TL;DR: Light is shed on the possible utilization of the crop residue of industrial hemp as a source of environmental-friendly botanical insecticides to be used in Integrated Pest Management and organic agriculture, particularly to manage aphid and housefly populations.
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Bacterial exopolysaccharide (EPS)-coated ZnO nanoparticles showed high antibiofilm activity and larvicidal toxicity against malaria and Zika virus vectors.
Muthukumar Abinaya,Baskaralingam Vaseeharan,Mani Divya,Aruna Sharmili,Marimuthu Govindarajan,Naiyf S. Alharbi,Shine Kadaikunnan,Jamal M. Khaled,Giovanni Benelli +8 more
TL;DR: The multipurpose properties of EPS-ZnO NPs revealed in the present study can be further considered for pharmaceutical, parasitological and entomological applications.
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Mosquito control with green nanopesticides: towards the One Health approach? A review of non-target effects
Giovanni Benelli,Filippo Maggi,Roman Pavela,Kadarkarai Murugan,Marimuthu Govindarajan,Baskaralingam Vaseeharan,Riccardo Petrelli,Loredana Cappellacci,S. Suresh Kumar,Anders Hofer,Mohammad Reza Youssefi,Abdullah A. Alarfaj,Jiang-Shiou Hwang,Akon Higuchi +13 more
TL;DR: A wide number of promising results in the field of green-fabricated pesticides tested against mosquito vectors are reviewed, outlining several examples of synergy withclassic biological control tools and identifying several key challenges at the interface between "green" nanotechnology and classic biological control.
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Beyond mosquitoes—Essential oil toxicity and repellency against bloodsucking insects
TL;DR: The large majority of research items published on the topic studied the potential of EOs in the fight against mosquitoes and ticks, while only a relatively limited amount studied their effects on non-target vertebrates.
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Acute and sub-lethal toxicity of eight essential oils of commercial interest against the filariasis mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus and the housefly Musca domestica
Giovanni Benelli,Giovanni Benelli,Roman Pavela,Cristiano Giordani,Luca Casettari,Giulia Curzi,Loredana Cappellacci,Riccardo Petrelli,Filippo Maggi +8 more
TL;DR: Commercial valuable essential oils selected showed a highly promising insecticidal potential on two key insect vectors and pests as well as to a reduction in fecundity, fertility, and natality in acute and sub-lethal toxicity assays.
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