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• Pesticide ban lifted

  From:Nature (Vol. 523, Issue 7562) Peer-Reviewed

  July 30, 201594 words Brief article 1310LA UK government agency has used emergency rules to make controversial neonicotinoid insecticides available to some farmers, despite a European ban imposed on the chemicals in 2013. Neonicotinoids have been linked to...

• Correction: Use of Insecticide-Treated School Uniforms for Prevention of Dengue in Schoolchildren: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 3, 2015151 words Brief article, Corre... 370LAuthor(s): The PLOS ONE Staff References 32, 33, 36, and 41 are incomplete. Please view the corrected references here. 32. WHO SEARO. [cited 2014 January 3]; Available from:...

• Efficacy of fipronil gel over imlprothrin +cypermethrin aerosol in control of cockroaches (Field Trial)

  Authors:Vijender Agrawal, Ashok Agarwal, Varsha Choudhary, Arun Singh, and Pooja AgrawalFrom:Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health (Vol. 5, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20122,467 words Report 1550LByline: Vijender. Agrawal, Ashok. Agarwal, Varsha. Choudhary, Arun. Singh, Pooja. Agrawal Background and Objectives: Cockroaches are offensive pests visually and expel unpleasant smelling secretion that spoils the...

• Evaluation of a new formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis/Avaliacao de um novo formulado de Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis

  Authors:J. Lopes, O.M.N. Arantes, and M.A. CenciFrom:Brazilian Journal of Biology (Vol. 70, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20102,556 words Article 1320LThe aim of this study was to determine the potency (ITU) and efficacy of a liquid formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis developed by the State University of Londrina named BioUel, against early fourth instar...

• Indoxacarb poisoning: An unusual presentation as methemoglobinemia

  Authors:Lakshmi Prasanna, Manimala Rao, Vishal Singh, Rash Kujur, and GowrishankarFrom:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 12, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  October-December 20081,153 words Case study Byline: Lakshmi. Prasanna, Manimala. Rao, Vishal. Singh, Rash. Kujur, Gowrishankar. We describe the management of a case of methemoglobinemia secondary to ingestion of indoxacarb, an oxadiazine insecticide....

• Adolf Hitler: my parts per million in his downfall: the Fuhrer was a villain; DDT is not. (Closing Bell)

  Author:Stuart BlackmanFrom:The Scientist (Vol. 17, Issue 13) Peer-Reviewed

  June 30, 2003869 words Article In his novel, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, Spike Milligan describes waiting for the train to take him to his first military posting during WWII. His commanding officer hands him a picture of Hitler labeled:...

• Head lice can be controlled without application of insecticide lotions

  Author:Gill LewendonFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 318, Issue 7195) Peer-Reviewed

  May 22, 1999341 words Brief article Editor--Dawes et al's evidence based case report about treatment for head lice was interesting as an exercise in evidence searching, but the authors failed to ask the right question in the first place.[1] A more useful...

• Pests prevail despite pesticides

  Author:Marjorie SunFrom:Science (Vol. 226) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 14, 19841,052 words Article Pests Prevail Despite Pesticides For farmers around the world, insecticides once seemed a sure and reliable weapon in the battle against pests. Gradually, growers began to realize they were firing blanks against...

• Mechanism of insect resistance to the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis

  Authors:J. Van Rie, W.H. McGaughey, D.E. Johnson, B.D. Barnett, and H. Van MellaertFrom:Science (Vol. 247, Issue 4938) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 5, 19902,373 words Article Mechanism of Insect Resistance to the Microbial Insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE OF MICROBIAL insecticides are bright. In addition to conventional applications, recent advances in plant...

• 3D Scabies and lice

  From:MPR Pediatricians' Edition (Vol. 27, Issue 1)

  Spring-Summer 20161,468 words Article 740LPRESCRIBING NOTES Pyrethrins Pyrethrins are natural extracts of the chrysanthemum plant which effectively kill crawling lice but not unhatched nits. Pyrethrins are combined with piperonyl butoxide, which is a...

• Traditional Nets Interfere with the Uptake of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in the Peruvian Amazon: The Relevance of Net Preference for Achieving High Coverage and Use

  Authors:Koen Peeters Grietens, Joan Muela Ribera, Veronica Soto, Alex Tenorio, Sarah Hoibak, Angel Rosas Aguirre, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2, 20137,278 words Report 1530LAuthor(s): Koen Peeters Grietens 1 , 2 , * , Joan Muela Ribera 2 , Veronica Soto 3 , Alex Tenorio 4 , Sarah Hoibak 5 , Angel Rosas Aguirre 3 , 4 , Elizabeth Toomer 2 , Hugo Rodriguez 4 , Alejandro Llanos Cuentas 3 ,...

• Expression Profiling in Bemisia tabaci under Insecticide Treatment: Indicating the Necessity for Custom Reference Gene Selection

  Authors:Pei Liang, Yajie Guo, Xuguo Zhou, and Xiwu GaoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20145,375 words Article 1580LAuthor(s): Pei Liang 1, Yajie Guo 1, Xuguo Zhou 2,*, Xiwu Gao 1,* Introduction Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is one of the most effective and sensitive techniques...

• Characterization and Comparative Profiling of miRNAs in Invasive Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) B and Q

  Authors:Qiang Guo, Yun-Li Tao, and Dong ChuFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20, 20136,054 words Article 1550LAuthor(s): Qiang Guo, Yun-Li Tao, Dong Chu * Introduction MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which were first discovered in C. elegans [1], constitute a novel class of non-coding RNA species in viruses, plants, and animals [2]....

• An insecticide-treated bed-net campaign and childhood malaria in Burkina Faso/Campagne pour l'utilisation de moustiquaires impregnees d'insecticide et paludisme infantile au Burkina Faso/ Una campana de distribucion de mosquiteros tratados con insecticida y el paludismo infantil en Burkina Faso

  Authors:Valerie R. Louis, Anja Schoeps, Justin Tiendrebeogo, Claudia Beiersmann, Maurice Ye, Marie R. Damiba, et al.From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 93, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20155,606 words Report 1990LObjective To investigate if the first national insecticide-treated bed-net campaign in Burkina Faso, done in 2010, was followed by a decrease in childhood malaria in a district with high baseline transmission of the...

• Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations

  Authors:Caspar A. Hallmann, Ruud P.B. Foppen, Chris A.M. van Turnhout, Hans de Kroon, and Eelke JongejansFrom:Nature (Vol. 511, Issue 7509) Peer-Reviewed

  July 17, 20143,102 words Report 1530LRecent studies have shown that neonicotinoid insecticides have adverse effects on non-target invertebrate species (1-6). Invertebrates constitute a substantial part of the diet of many bird species during the breeding...

• Alpha-lipoic acid improves acute deltamethrin-induced toxicity in rats

  Authors:Rania H. Abdou and Mohamed M. Abdel-DaimFrom:Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (Vol. 92, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20145,737 words Report 1500LAlpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is a natural dithiol compound, with a free radical scavenger and biological antioxidant properties. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the protective effects of ALA on...

• Integrated malaria vector control with microbial larvicides and insecticide-treated nets in western Kenya: a controlled trial/ Lutte integree contre les vecteurs du paludisme au moyen de larvicides microbiens et de moustiquaires impregnees d'insecticide au Kenya occidental : essai controle/ Lucha antivectorial integrada contra la malaria mediante larvicidas ...

  Authors:Ulrike Fillinger, Bryson Ndenga, Andrew Githeko, and Steven W. LindsayFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 87, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20096,149 words Report Objective To assess the contributions of both microbial larvicides and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in terms of reducing malaria incidence in an integrated vector management programme in an area moderately endemic...

• Promotional Consideration: A Potential Mechanistic Link between Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Hormone-Dependent Breast Cancer

  Author:Silke SchmidtFrom:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 126, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20181,196 words Report 1720LNeonicotinoid insecticides have famously come under fire for harming honey bees. (1) In a study of human cell lines published in Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers showed that two neonicotinoids, thiacloprid...

• Larvicidal, adulticidal, and oviposition-deterrent activity of Piper betle L. essential oil to Aedes aegypti

  Authors:Riesna Martianasari and Penny Humaidah HamidFrom:Veterinary World (Vol. 12, Issue 3)

  Mar. 20193,864 words Article 1360LBackground and Aim: Aedes aegypti is a primary vector of many arthropod-borne diseases. One of the diseases, dengue fever, is an endemic disease in Indonesia causing high mortalities for decades. There are no preventive...

• Potential of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin (Ascomycetes, hypocreales) in the control of Bonagota salubricola (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) and its compatibility with chemical insecticides/Potencialidade de Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin (Ascomycetes, Hypocreales) no controle de Bonagota salubricola (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) e sua compatibilidade com inseticidas quimicos

  Authors:F.A. Anhalt, J.L. Azevedo, R.L. Sugayama, A. Specht, and N.M. BarrosFrom:Brazilian Journal of Biology (Vol. 70, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20103,277 words Article 1490LSeveral insects are harmful to apples grown in Brazil, especially the leafroller Bonagota salubricola (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), usually controlled with chemical insecticides. The purpose of the present study was to...