Efficacy of plant products in controlling disease vector mosquitoes, a review
V. Edwin Hillary,
S. Antony Ceasar,
S. Ignacimuthu
Abstract:Mosquitoes pose a severe threat to the environment as vectors of numerous harmful diseases affecting humans and animals. Mosquitoes transmit pathogens that cause dengue, chikungunya, malaria, zika, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and filariasis. Today's mosquito control strategies heavily rely on the use of chemical insecticides such as N,N‐diethyl‐meta‐toluamide (DEET), N,N‐diethyl mandelic acid amide (DEM), and dimethyl phthalate (DMP). However, the widespread use of chemical insecticides has resulted i… Show more
The present study aims to develop a natural insect-repellent paint formulation derived from plant-based materials with UV absorption and antibacterial properties.
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