Mosquitoes are well known for being vectors of many pathogens causing diseases. The widespread use synthetic insecticides in mosquito control has resulted the growth resistance to pesticides and degradation ecosystem. Therefore, plants have become alternative sources recent years. In current research five viz. eucalyptus, neem, mint, niazbow, ginger canola were evaluated against Aedes aegypti A...

In recent years, essential oils (EOs) as alternatives to synthetic pesticides in managing pests have been assessed. The use of bioinsecticide in pest management is encouraged agroecology for a sustainable agricultural system. Essential Lantana camara L. leaves from different climatic zones Kenya were extracted by steam distillation and analyzed through GC-MS i...

The biological activity (contact and contact-digestive toxicity, repellent fumigant effects, effect on the insect’s development life cycle parameters) of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) ethanolic extract was assessed against Plodia interpunctella, most destructive storage pest sunflower. Additionally, study aimed to examine phytotoxic in order assess its potential as a sunflower grain prot...

The control strategies for the olive crop key pest, Bactrocera oleae, involve synthetic chemical insecticides and few eco-sustainable alternatives, such as ovideterrents lures. In last decades, interest concerning formulation of botanical based biopesticides increased, but little research investigated suitability these approaches B. oleae control. This aimed to investigate residual contact toxi...

BACKGROUND, AIM, AND SCOPE The blue swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea) is one of the most threatened bird species in southern Africa. Among terrestrial birds, its plumage is known to be the most water repellent, an adaptation to foraging on the wing in dense fog. Despite this unique adaptation, the nesting success of the blue swallow at the Blue Swallow Natural Heritage Site (BSNHS) is lower during...

This study sought to determine the efficacy of Tithonia diversifolia (African Sunflower) as pesticides against maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais and bean beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. The research was conducted ascertain toxicity potency T. on insects’ mortality, repellency, adult emergence, seed damage weight loss for treatment stored products their minimum effective dosage application. colle...

In the field of stone conservation, a very common direct intervention seeks to increase water repellence objects. By limiting interaction between solid and water, possibility alteration due action (liquid or solid) as well that related colonisation surfaces by organisms is reduced. To decrease wettability, chemicals are often applied create surface layer; however, laser texturing, currently use...

Hydrogenated cardanol derivatives were evaluated as potentially active insecticides/repellent agents against insect pests such Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and Bemisia tabaci biotype B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Benzoylation, acetylation, methylation made on the hydrogenated aromatic ring to synthesize ingredients with potential insecticide action. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectra ...

Abstract Tuta absoluta , an invasive pinworm characterized by high reproductive potential and adaptation to different agroecological conditions, cause serious damage tomato crops. Chemical control with synthetic insecticides is widely used this pest, although pesticides exhibit side effects on non-target organisms negatively impact the environment, occurrence of resistance some active substance...