Enhanced mosquitocidal efficacy of pyrethroid insecticides by nanometric emulsion preparation towards Culex pipiens larvae with biochemical and molecular docking studies

Abstract Background The growing threat of vector-borne diseases and environmental pollution with conventional pesticides has led to the search for nanotechnology applications to prepare alternative products. Methods In the current study, four pyrethroid insecticides include alpha-cypermethrin, delta...

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Main Authors: Nehad E. M. Taktak, Mohamed E. I. Badawy, Osama M. Awad, Nadia E. Abou El-Ela, Salwa M. Abdallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42506-021-00082-1