Bacillus thuringiensis is a gram-positive soil-dwelling bacterium that is commonly used as a biological pesticide. This bacterium may also be used for biological control of helminth parasites in domestic animals. In this study, we evaluated the possible ovicidal and cestocidal effects of a total protein extract of B. thuringiensis native strains on the zoonotic cestode parasite of dogs, Dipylid...

Abstract Background The use of plant-based formulations is an easy and economical method to control insect pests. objectives the present study were evaluate ovicidal larvicidal potential ethanolic leaf extracts four plants, Cyathocline purpurea , Blumea lacera Neanotis lancifolia montholonii their effects on gut histology Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae. We identified phytochemicals i...

Vector control remains the most effective approach to prevent dengue, chikungunya and Zika arboviruses transmission. Conventional insecticides have historically failed Aedes aegypti mosquito due acquired resistance, environmental impact toxicity. This study evaluated potential of garlic oil as a biopesticide against eggs, larvae, pupae adult forms Ae. aegypti, in accordance with World Health Or...

The molluscicidal activity of essential oils from two endemic (Juniperus brevifolia; Laurus azorica) and three introduced (Hedychium gardnerianum; Pittosporum undulatum; Psidium cattleianum) Azorean plants against the snail Radix peregra was studied under laboratory conditions. Essential oils from leaves of H. gardnerianum, L. azorica and J.brevifolia presented promising molluscicidal activity ...