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The larvicidal effects of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and piperine against insecticide resistant and susceptible strains of Anopheles malaria vector mosquitoes

BACKGROUND: Insecticide resistance carries the potential to undermine the efficacy of insecticide based malaria vector control strategies. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new insecticidal compounds. Black pepper (dried fruit from the vine, Piper nigrum), used as a food additive and spice, and...

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Autores principales: Samuel, Michael, Oliver, Shüné V., Coetzee, Maureen, Brooke, Basil D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4847181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27117913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1521-6