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SUBMITTER: P Ferreira T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6703692 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
P Ferreira Taciano T Haddi Khalid K F T Corrêa Roberto R Zapata Viviana L B VLB Piau Tathyana B TB Souza Luis F N LFN Santos Swel-Marks G SG Oliveira Eugenio E EE Jumbo Luis O V LOV Ribeiro Bergmann M BM Grisolia Cesar K CK Fidelis Rodrigo R RR Maia Ana M S AMS S Aguiar Raimundo W RW
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20190809 8
<h4>Background</h4>The use of synthetic insecticides is one of the most common strategies for controlling disease vectors such as mosquitos. However, their overuse can result in serious risks to human health, to the environment, as well as to the selection of insecticidal resistant insect strains. The development of efficient and eco-friendly insect control is urgent, and essential oils have been presented as potential alternatives to synthetic insecticides. Moreover, nanoencapsulation technique ...[more]