BACKGROUND Ancylostoma species have demanded attention due to their zoonotic potential. The use of anthelmintics is the usual method to prevent environmental contamination by Ancylostoma eggs and larvae. Nematophagous fungi have been widely used in their biological control due to the fungus ability to capture and digest free nematode forms. AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate the effec...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Mosquito control is facing a threat due to the emergence of resistance to synthetic insecticides. Insecticides of plant origin may serve as suitable alternative biocontrol techniques in the future. The purpose of the present study was to assess the ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol extracts of Andrographis paniculata, Eclipta prostrata and Tagetes erecta leaves tested ...

Background and Aim: Fasciolosis due to Fasciola gigantica is endemic tropical countries hepatica in temperate climates, highly detrimental livestock known as foodborne zoonotic diseases. The strategic control of the disease mainly use chemical anthelmintic. This study aimed evaluate anthelmintic properties Artemisia vulgaris extract on ova adult stages F. gigantica. Materials Methods: Samples w...

Parasitic helminths eggs released into the environment through defecation of definitive hosts are affected by various environmental factors [1]. It is believed that these eggs are also invaded and eliminated by different biological agents including fungi [2]. Nematophagous fungi are potential agents for biocontrol of helminths eggs; these fungi, divided into predators, endoparasites, and ovicid...

This research aims to study the efficacy of Cinnamomum verum (Cv) extracts for ovicidal, larvicidal, and repellent activities against Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito vectors. The active components C. or cinnamon oil by Gas Chromatography (GC) analysis showed highest cinnamaldehyde at 83.53%. For ovicidal assay, essential concentrations 12.5, 25 50 ppm 72 h had 100% egg hatch inhibition a signif...

background : within the framework to control mosquitoes, ovicidal, larvicidal and pupicidal activity of annona senegalensis leaf extract and its 4 fractions against anopheles gambiae and culex quinquefasciatus were evaluated in the laboratory conditions. methods : ovicidal test was performed by submitting at least 100 eggs of mosquitoes to 125, 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 ppm concentrations, while ...

The effect of relative humidity (43%, 75%, 86% and > 98%) on Aedes aegypti eggs treated with Metarhizium anisopliae or water only was tested for up to a six months exposure at 25 degrees C. Survival of larvae inside eggs was clearly affected by the lowest humidity (43%) tested, and eclosion diminished at all humidities after increasing periods of exposure. M. anisopliae showed to have a strong ...