A study on the effectiveness of (+)-usnic acid as oral toxic sugar bait against adult male and female Anopheles gambiae
The results of this study indicate that ( +)-UA when administered as oral sugar bait to An. gambiae has insecticidal properties and is a suitable ingredient to be used as a toxic agent in the novel attractive toxic sugar bait for the control of malaria vectors. ( +)-UA may be an alternative active ingredient as toxic bait in the effort to reduce and eliminate the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in Africa.
Authors
- Arthur Macharia Muhoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9670-4317)
- Edit Farkas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5245-1079)
- Eric Ochomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4042-4970)
- Jackline Kosgei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1320-1025)
- Isaac Njangiru Kinyua
- Laide Abbas Rasaki
Institutions
- Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem (HU)
- North Carolina State University (US)
- University of Szeged (HU)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Institute of Ecology and Botany (HU)
- HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05141-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06
Funders
- National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation
- Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal
- Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovaciós Alap