Publications by authors named "Lizzeth Torres"
Background: Insects are mostly pathogens transmitters, thus the necessity of finding effective bioinsecticides to combat them. In the present investigation, the insecticide activity of and (Asteraceae) essential oils, methanol, and aqueous extracts was evaluated against (Diptera: Psychodidae) females, transmitters, a wide distributed parasitosis in Latin America.
Materials And Methods: All extracts were prepared by maceration at room temperature, and essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation process.