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

• Main Authors: Nehad E. M. Taktak (Author), Mohamed E. I. Badawy (Author), Osama M. Awad (Author), Nadia E. Abou El-Ela (Author), Salwa M. Abdallah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...