The emergence of novel diseases spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Jamaica and the Caribbean, has prompted studies on insecticide resistance towards effective management of the vector. Though Jamaica has been using the organophosphate insecticide malathion in its vector control program for more than 30 years, resistance to the pesticide has not been tested in over a decade. We analyzed res...

The dynamics of genetic variation in susceptibility to insecticides within a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster (Meigen) at Katsunuma (Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) was examined. Two resistance factors for three organophosphate insecticides (OPs), a resistant-type acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (cytochrome P450), have already been suggested to be invol...

An inhibitive assay of insecticides using Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) from the local fish Clarias batrachus is reported. AChE was assayed according to the modified method of Ellman. Screening of insecticide and heavy metals showed that carbofuran and carbaryl strongly inhibited C. batrachus AChE. The inhibition concentration (IC) IC50 values (and the 95% confidence interval) for both carbofuran...

Oliveria decumbens is an aromatic plant traditionally used for treatment of infections and gastrointestinal diseases. In the present study, the volatile oil of the plant was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. In addition, antibacterial and anti-Helicobacter pylori activities of this essential oil were determined using disc diffusion and agar dilution methods, respectively. Ins...

Due to high growth, chlorpyrifos was one of the solution increase food production. However, this compound is dangerous because it belongs organophosphate group which blocking activity acetylcholinesterase (ache) enzyme and caused nervouse failure animal. heavy rain insecticide will run-off contaminate body river effect aquatic live. Wader pari non-target animal chlorpyrifos. The purpose study ...

Like other organophosphates, dimethoate is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor which disables cholinesterase, enzyme essential for central nervous system function. Dimethoate insecticide can be used both indoor and outdoor purposes to eliminate a number of insect pests under different condition. Dimethoate, one the most extensively studied pesticides, may induce many significant changes in fishes...

Oliveria decumbens is an aromatic plant traditionally used for treatment of infections and gastrointestinal diseases. In the present study, the volatile oil of the plant was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. In addition, antibacterial and anti-Helicobacter pylori activities of this essential oil were determined using disc diffusion and agar dilution methods, respectively. Ins...

Abstract Fenitrothion is an organophosphorus insecticide usually found in aquatic ecosystems at concentrations the range of low ng/L. In this manuscript we show that 24 h exposure to environmental fenitrothion, from ng/L ?g/L, altered basal locomotor activity, visual-motor response and acoustic/vibrational escape zebrafish larvae. Furthermore, fenitrothion expression gap43a, gfap, atp2b1a, mbp ...