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Fipronil/(S)-methoprene spot-on to control fleas on cats in a field trial in Spain

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (6), 2017
The study was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of a fipronil/(S)-methoprene formulation against fleas on naturally infested cats. The study involved a population of 89 cats distributed among 24 veterinary practices in 9 regions of Spain. The product was applied according to label instructions on...

A potent larvicidal agent against Aedes aegypti mosquito from cardanol

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (1,supl), 2017
ABSTRACT Cardanol is a constituent of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid that presents larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. The isolation of cardanol is somewhat troublesome, however, in this work we describe an efficient and inexpensive method to obtain it as a pure material. The compound was used as startin...

Toxicity of clove essential oil and its ester eugenyl acetate against Artemia salina

Braz. j. biol; 77 (1), 2017
Abstract The production of compounds via enzymatic esterification has great scientific and technological interest due to the several inconveniences related to acid catalysis, mainly by these systems do not fit to the concept of “green chemistry”. Besides, natural products as clove oil present...

Richness and density of aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates after exposure to fungicides and insecticides in rice paddy fields

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to verify the richness and density of aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates after exposure to fungicides and insecticides of the rice paddy fields. In the crop seasons of 2012/13 and 2013/14, field experiments were performed, which consisted of single-dose applicatio...

Estudo químico-biológico do óleo essencial de Lantana montevidensis (chumbinho) (Spreng.) Briq. (Verbenaceae) contra Drosophila melanogaster

Rev. cuba. plantas med; 22 (1), 2017
Introdução: O uso de plantas como inseticidas podem substituir muitos produtos sintéticos por apresentarem baixa toxicidade para os animais e biodegradação no ambiente. A espécie Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. (Verbenaceae), chumbinho, é um vegetal subarbustivo rico de compostos secundário...

Actividad antibacterial y larvicida sobre Aedes aegypty L. de extractos de Ambrosia peruviana Willd (Altamisa)
Antibacterial and larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti L. of extracts from Ambrosia peruviana Willd (altamisa)

Rev. cuba. plantas med; 22 (1), 2017
Introducción: en la actualidad, nuevas tendencias tecnológicas e iniciativas se están presentando en el desarrollo de productos insecticidas derivados de productos naturales, y de nuevos agentes antimicrobianos, dado que poseen bioactivos que son selectivos, biodegradables y tienen menores efectos adv...

The search for novel insecticide targets in the post-genomics era, with a specific focus on G-protein coupled receptors

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (1), 2017
Insects are considered pests globally, implicated in the destruction of agricultural fields and transmission of pathogens that cause deadly human diseases, such as dengue, Zika and malaria. The diversity of the insecticide arsenal has remained stagnant for decades, but the recent rise of insecticide resi...

A motorized vehicle-mounted sprayer as a new tool for Chagas disease vector control

Abstract: Residual insecticide spraying still is the main tool used to suppress house infestations with Chagas disease vectors. While manual compression sprayers (MCS) have traditionally been used in Latin America, Mendoza's vector control program from Argentina introduced the use of a modified motorized...

Mathematical modelling of vector-borne diseases and insecticide resistance evolution

Background: Vector-borne diseases are important public health issues and, consequently, in silico models that simulate them can be useful. The susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model simulates the population dynamics of an epidemic and can be easily adapted to vector-borne diseases, whereas the Hardy-...

Toxicological, Enzymatic, and Molecular Assessment of the Insecticide Susceptibility Profile of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae, Triatominae) Populations From Rural Communities of Santa Cruz, Bolivia

J. med. entomol; 54 (1), 2017
A wide range of insecticide resistance profiles has been reported across Bolivian domestic and sylvatic populations of Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), including some with levels proven to be a threat for vector control. In this work, the insecticide profile of domestic T. infesta...