Nepetalactone, the primary component of catnip oil, was compared with the repellent N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (deet) for its ability to affect the host-seeking ability ofAedes aegypti (L.). A triple cage olfactometer was used to bioassay each substance and to assess its attraction inhibition (spatial repellent) attributeswhencombinedwith the following attractants: carbondioxide, acetone, a ...

Malaria is still a global health problem. Plasmodium single-cell protozoan parasite that causes malaria and transmitted to humans through the female Anopheles mosquito. The previous study showed Sonchus arvensis L. callus has antiplasmodial activity. Several treatments are needed for quality improvement antimalarial compound production. This aimed examine effect of dolomite [CaMg(CO 3 ) 2 ] on ...

Malaria infection is a serious public health problem throughout Liberia, but vector surveillance is limitedornonexistent in remote regions of the country.Tobetter understand the spatial and temporal distribution of malaria vectors in Liberia and to support vector and malaria activities of the LiberianMinistry of Health, a study was conducted to determine the efÞcacy of light traps baited with a...

Nepetalactone, the primary component of catnip oil, was compared with the repellent N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (deet) for its ability to affect the host-seeking ability of Aedes aegypti (L.). A triple cage olfactometer was used to bioassay each substance and to assess its attraction inhibition (spatial repellent) attributes when combined with the following attractants: carbon dioxide, aceton...

In mosquitoes, spirochetes were first detected in 1907, when Jaffé reported a spirochete in Culex sp. and named it Spirochaeta culicis (Arch. Protistenkd. 9: 100-107.). Spirochetes were also detected in Anopheles funestus and A. maculipennis (Sinton J.A., Shute P.G. 1939: J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 42: 125-126) and in the salivary glands of Anopheles gambiae (Masseguin A., Palinacci A. 1954: Bull. Soc....

El escenario social actual, la situación de emergencia sanitaria, y el desafío alfabetizar científicamente a nuestros/as estudiantes, requiere del trabajo colaborativo entre pares reflexión constante sobre sentido educar en ciencias. Las reuniones ICEC-PUCV, han sido una oportunidad aprendizaje comunicación colaborativa, todos las los docentes que participan cada reunión. En esas Comunidades IC...