From Bio-Prospecting to Field Assessment: The Case of Carvacrol Rich Essential Oil as a Potent Mosquito Larvicidal and Repellent Agent

From Bio-Prospecting to Field Assessment: The Case of Carvacrol Rich Essential Oil as a Potent Mosquito Larvicidal and Repellent Agent

Contemporary legislation tends to increase limitation on the use of all synthetic pesticides, promoting bio-pesticides as a safer alternative. Bio-prospecting efforts for bio-pesticides provide results, which rarely reach the industry. Present essay elaborates on our efforts to chart the path from t...

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Main Authors: Epameinondas Evergetis, Romeo Bellini, George Balatsos, Antonios Michaelakis, Marco Carrieri, Rodolfo Veronesi, Dimitrios P. Papachristos, Arianna Puggioli, Vassiliki-Nafsika Kapsaski-Kanelli, Serkos A. Haroutounian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
carvacrol
mosquito
aedes
larvicidal
repellent
field assessment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00204/full

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