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Nanosized Emulsion System: A Comprehensive Tool Towards Controlling Vector Mosquito Populations

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In the current scenario, the world is facing a massive struggle with mosquito-borne diseases. These dipteran insects are the major cause of vector-borne diseases prevailing in society in turn creating havoc through morbidity and mortality. Mosquito poses a significant threat to human society, and therefore this scenario urges the proper combating strategy towards these deadly vectors. The current advancement in the field of nanotechnology provides the solution towards this issue in form of nanoemulsion-based pesticides. These nanometric emulsion systems possess a significant impact on portraying its ovicidal, larvicidal, pupicidal, and adulticidal activities against the deadly species of Anopheles, Culex, and Aedes. The nanoemulsion is a colloidal system comprising of the organic phase and aqueous phase, wherein the active ingredient present in the organic phase provides the potential efficacy to the system. Various research studies conducted in terms of screening of mosquitocidal efficacy of nanoemulsion prove the potent efficacy of the nanoemulsion.

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We acknowledge REVA University, Bengaluru, and VIT University, Vellore, for all the support.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Sciences, REVA University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    Prabhakar Mishra

  2. Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Natarajan Chandrasekaran & Amitava Mukherjee

  3. SpoRIC, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Brij Kishore Tyagi

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Mishra, P., Chandrasekaran, N., Mukherjee, A., Tyagi, B.K. (2021). Nanosized Emulsion System: A Comprehensive Tool Towards Controlling Vector Mosquito Populations. In: Tyagi, B.K. (eds) Genetically Modified and other Innovative Vector Control Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2964-8_18

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