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48 articles for “insect control”
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Insects and Public Health
Abstract: Insects have two roles in public health: they can spread disease and help with health treatments. This article looks at the complicated relationship between insects and public health, with a focus on how they spread diseases including malaria, dengue, Zika, and Lyme disease. The ecology, behaviour, and distribution of important vector species are looked at along with the social and environmental elements that cause outbreaks. The article also talks about …
Published in International Journal of Insects · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 27–35 Read article
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Industrial Applications of Radiation
Abstract: In the past 50 years, radiation has found ever increasing use in medicine, industry, archeology, and agriculture. Such applications depend on either the unique characteristics of radioisotopes or the radiation produced by various nuclear and atomic devices. The ingenuity of nuclear technology applications developed over the past half century is extraordinary. Since radiation touches every aspect of our lives, it is in fact, responsible for our lives; it is essential …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 33–47 Read article
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Insecticidal Activity of Rotenone in Brebra (Millettia Ferruginea) Oil Refinery Residue against Different Stored Crop Insect Pests and its Prospect to Apply as Pest Control Substance
Abstract: Use of botanical insecticides against stored crop insect pests is environmental safer and eco-friend alternative method for crop protection. The objective was to investigate insecticidal potential of oil refinery residue with rotenone against selected insect pest of stored crops. The amount of rotenone from samples was determined by HPLC. The toxicity of the rotenone from residual extract and non-defatted sample were tested against. Acanthoscelides obtectus, Sitophilus zeamais and Tribolium castaneum …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 15–23 Read article
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Insect Hymnenopteran Parasitoids of Sugarcane Pest and Role As Biological Control Agents
Abstract: The present study is short communication of insect parasitoids belongs to order Hymenoptera. Sugarcane crop attract number of insect pests that flourish on it, and cause about 15- 20% yield loss and minimize the productivity, this reduction in yield increase when the insect parasitoids attack on pest. There are some major parasitoids Orders that attack on the number of crops pest, like Dipteran, Lepidopterans, Neuropteran etc. and one of the …
Published in International Journal of Insects · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 18–21 Read article
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Tsetse Flies and African Trypanosomiasis: Biology, Epidemiology, and Integrated Vector Control.
Abstract: Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are hematophagous dipterans confined to sub-Saharan Africa and serve as cyclical vectors of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) and African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT), with major implications for human health, livestock productivity, and rural development. An integrated understanding of tsetse biology, parasite transmission, climate, and land–use–driven distribution shifts, and the comparative performance of control tools—especially insecticides and sterile insect technique (SIT)—is essential for designing sustainable elimination strategies. HAT …
Published in International Journal of Insects · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 21–28 Read article
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Fenvalerate Toxicity on Fish: A Review
Abstract: As a new class of agricultural insecticides, synthetic pyrethroids are widely used to control insect pests. Synthetic pyrethroids have shown to enter the aquatic environment from agricultural runoff or drift from aerial and ground-based spraying applications posing threat to fishes, which are less tolerant to pesticides through direct exposure. These insecticides interfere with the sodium channel of the nervous system resulting in prolonged sodium tail current. Widespread application of these …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 2-3, 2020 · pp. 6–13 Read article
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A Review on Toxic Effects of an Organophosphate Pesticide Chlorpyrifos in Fish
Abstract: AbstractOne of the most potentially harmful toxic chemical is pesticides that are introduced into the environment and used in extensive agriculture practices to defense against disease and pest. Though human welfare have been contributed considerably to them, the adverse effects of pesticides on the non-target organisms like fish are extremely significant. Through impairment of metabolism pesticides hampers health of fish, sometimes leading to death of fish. Among the different group …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 19–31 Read article
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Molecular Methods to Improve the Insecticidal Action of Bacillus thuringiensis in Biotechnology Arena
Abstract: Bacillus thuringiensis (or Bt) is a Gram-positive, soil-dwelling bacterium, frequently used as an organic pesticide. B. thuringiensis also arises naturally in the gut of caterpillars of several kinds of moths and butterflies, as well on foliage surfaces, marine environments, animal feces, insect-rich surroundings, and flour mills and grain-storage facilities. All through sporulation, various Bt strains harvest crystal proteins (proteinaceous inclusions), termed δ-endotoxins, that have insecticidal action. This has led to …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Bioinformatics · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 31–35 Read article
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Insecticide-treated Bednets Use as an Environment Friendly Method for Malaria Control
Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Malaria is a mosquito-borne public health problem in 90 countries worldwide affecting at least 300 million people annually. The disease imposes economic burden on families, business, health system, government budget and is associated with poverty, poor health, and malnutrition among children. Among the various methods available for mosquito control, use of mosquito nets, especially when treated with insecticides, provide the safest, cheapest, …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2011 · pp. 8–15 Read article
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Advancements in Insect Science: Agricultural, Health, and Biotechnological Applications for Sustainability
Abstract: Insect research is very important for solving problems in agriculture, health, industry, and protecting the environment. This article talks about the many uses of entomology and how new study on insects helps with pest control, pollination, disease vector control, and the creation of bioinspired technologies. There is a lot of talk about integrated pest management (IPM) tactics, using insects in forensic investigations, and the new sector of producing insect- based …
Published in International Journal of Insects · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 7–14 Read article
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Toxicity of Alpha-Cypermethrin on Fish
Abstract: Alpha-cypermethrin is a type II synthetic pyrethroid. Synthetic pyrethroids are used extensively for the control of insect pest and public health purpose. A fresh water fish was exposed to lethal concentration and sub lethal concentration of alpha-cypermethrin, respectively to observe the enzyme activity in functionally two different tissues—gills and liver. The present article focusses on non-target organism in fresh water environment and critically evaluates the toxicity of these pyrethroids in …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 33–38 Read article
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Breeding for Biotic Stresses Resistance in Vegetable Crops: A Review
Abstract: AbstractVegetable pests and diseases have major effect on its production. Although application of fungicides and pesticides has helped control plant diseases and insect/pests, but indiscriminate use of hazardous chemical causes environment pollution, chemical residues in vegetables above threshold levels and emergence of new races/biotypes. Therefore at this junction, breeding for the development of biotic resistant cultivars is major objective of vegetable breeder’s. Basic research on the genetic bases of pest …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 13–27 Read article
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A Report on Rural Agricultural Work Experience on Agricultural Productivity
Abstract: AbstractIn this work, we selected and identified the field; and the information was collected from farmers about the problems in the field such as diseases and control measures adopted by them in wheat crop. The data collected from the farmers has been analyzed and suggested valuable modern methods of protection of crops from insects and disease. In this paper, control techniques, irrigation of wheat crop, weeding of the crop, plant …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 21–24 Read article
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Xenopsylla cheopis and Plague: Biology, Transmission, and Control
Abstract: Xenopsylla cheopis, the oriental rat flea, remains the most important vector of Yersinia pestis in classical rodent–flea–human plague cycles. Its biology is tightly adapted to commensal rats, especially Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus, whose nests provide microhabitats that support all pre adult stages and favour persistent flea populations near humans. The flea’s holometabolous life cycle, including the capacity for prolonged pupal quiescence and opportunistic host-seeking by adults, underpins its ability …
Published in International Journal of Insects · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2026 Read article
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Cotton Diseases (verticillium dahlia) and Its Solutions by Using Different Techniques
Abstract: Cotton is imperative economically crop for diverse countries and play critical role in economy of any countries. Cotton is threatened by frequent reasons like pests and pathogen disease and preventing the plant growth. Cotton is implanting all over the world, like in central and eastern Asia, southern United States, West Africa, Brazil, India, China, and Australia, which is a cotton fiber exporter. India, China, Pakistan, and USA, which is a …
Published in Nano Trends – A Journal of Nano Technology & Its Applications · Vol. 25, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 24–37 Read article
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Effect of Aqueous Extracts of Different Plants on Life Cycle and Population Build up Parameters of House Fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae)
Abstract: AbstractThe present study examined the use of plant extracts, viz., ginger (Zingiber officinale), turmeric (Curcuma longa), leaves of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), neem (Azadirachta indica), holy basil (Ocimum sanctum), jatropha (Jatropha podagrica) and turmeric (Curcuma longa) as oviposition stimulant/deterrent and larval growth promoter/inhibitor on the house fly (Musca domestica L.). The plant chemicals concentration was mixed in a larval media prepared by mixing wheat bran, dried milk and brewer’s yeast. C. …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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A Study on Leveraging Sensors and AI in Insect-Inspired Robotics for Unstructured Environments: Bio-Inspired Autonomy
Abstract: Insects, with their unparalleled agility, resilience, and highly efficient sensory-motor control in complex, unstructured environments, offer a rich blueprint for the next generation of autonomous robots. This study explores the design, implementation, and potential of insect-inspired robots, focusing on the synergistic integration of miniaturized sensor arrays and advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms. We delve into bio-mimetic sensing, drawing inspiration from compound eyes, olfactory systems, and tactile hairs, to equip robots …
Published in International Journal of Robotics and Automation in Mechanics · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 7–21 Read article
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Medically Important Hemiptera: Bed Bugs and Kissing Bugs in Human Health.
Abstract: Bed bugs (family Cimicidae) and kissing bugs (subfamily Triatominae) are hematophagous Hemiptera of major medical importance, yet they differ markedly in their public health impact. Bed bugs have resurged globally over the past three decades, with infestations reported from homes, multi-unit housing, hotels, transportation, and healthcare facilities in both high and low-income settings. They are not established biological vectors of human pathogens, but their bites cause pruritic papules, urticarial, and …
Published in International Journal of Insects · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 41–49 Read article
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Harnessing the Potential of Insectivorous Birds in Managing the Rice Leaf Folder, Cnaphalocrocis Medinalis in Paddy Ecosystems of Kerala
Abstract: This study evaluates the effectiveness of various treatments for managing leaf folder pests in rice crops during the maximum tillering stage, focusing on the role of insectivorous birds. The treatments included bird perches (T1), nylon nets (T2), Bt spray (T3), a combination of bird perch and Bt spray (T4), flubendiamide spray (T5), and a control group (T6). Results indicated significant differences in pest densities. T2 showed the highest mean density …
Published in International Journal of Insects · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 6–9 Read article
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Different Weeds Management Practices Adopted by Growers under Different Cropping System in Punjab, Pakistan
Abstract: Weeds are major constraint to low production and are responsible for considerable yield loses in field crops. Weeds are hardy and vigorous in growth habits consume the large amount of water and nutrients causing high losses in production. Different physical, chemical and biological methods are being used in Punjab for the control of weeds. In physical control method manual or mechanical power are used to remove the weeds depending on …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 14–21 Read article