Rice moth Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) is a serious pest on storage commodities. The management of C. relies the use chemical pesticides. Insecticide resistance and its effect nontarget demand for compounds that are clean, green. Essential oils (EOs) viz., Trachyspermum ammi (Ajowan), Piper betle (betel), Eucalyptus citriodora (citridora), Cymbopogan nardus (citronella), Pelargonium graveolen...

Background: Data on ovicidal activity of pediculicides are essential to determine the efficacy of commercial products, and to define application schemes. We present an adaptation of historical methods for rearing head lice, and describe their development ex vivo. Methods: Adult head lice were collected and fed on volunteers to obtain fertile eggs of known age. Two methods of feeding were applie...

Anthelmintic resistance (AR) to Fasciola hepatica is emerging worldwide. Recently, AR to the adulticide compound albendazole (ABZ) was shown in Argentina and Spain. In Sweden, ABZ treatment failure against F. hepatica was first reported in sheep in 2012. The present study tested the efficacy of ABZ and triclabendazole (TCBZ) in sheep naturally infected with F. hepatica using a combination of th...

Impact of brown seaweed, Padina pavonica (Linn.) chloroform, and benzene extracts were evaluated against an economically important cotton pest, Dysdercus cingulatus (Fab.) (Pyrrhocoridae). The result reveled that between the two solvents, benzene extracts of P. pavonica caused more nymphal mortality. It reduce D. cingulatus egg hatchability than chloroform extract. Benzene extract also reduced ...

Haemonchosis is a serious parasitic disease which generates significant economic deficits worldwide. Alternative therapies based on herbal products have shown promising results. On this basis, Aloe vera Lynn extract stands out and was the aim to evaluate its anthelmintic potential Haemonchus contortus free life-cycle stages by in vitro assays. Results evidenced presence of alkaloids, catechins,...