Fabrication of nano-mosquitocides using chitosan from crab shells: impact on non-target organisms in the aquatic environment

• Main Authors: Murugan, Kadarkarai, Jaganathan, Anitha, Dinesh, Devakumar, Suresh, Udaiyan, Rajaganesh, Rajapandian, Chandramohan, Balamurugan, Subramaniam, Jayapal, Paulpandi, Manickam, Vadivalagan, Chitravel, Amuthavalli, Pandiyan, Wang, Lan, Hwang, Jiang Shiou, Wei, Hui, Alsalhi, Mohamad Saleh, Devanesan, Sandhanasamy, Kumar, Suresh, Pugazhendy, Kannaiyan, Higuchi, Akon, Nicoletti, Marcello, Benelli, Giovanni
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54260/1/Fabrication%20of%20nano-mosquitocides%20using%20chitosan%20from%20crab%20shells.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54260/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651316302275?via%3Dihub

Mosquitoes are arthropods of huge medical and veterinary relevance, since they vector pathogens and parasites of public health importance, including malaria, dengue and Zika virus. Currently, nanotechnology is considered a potential eco-friendly approach in mosquito control research. We proposed a n...