Field efficacy of fipronil 3G, lambda-cyhalothrin 10%CS, and sumithion 50EC against the dengue vector Aedes albopictus in discarded tires.

Abstract

The efficacy of three insecticides, fipronil 3G, lambda-cyhalothrin 10%CS, and sumithion 50EC were evaluated against the dengue vector Aedes albopictus in discarded tires in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The dosage given for each insecticide was 0.01 g of active ingredient/m2. Fipronil 3G was the most effective larvicide with a residual activity of up to two weeks, causing 88% mortality in Aedes albopictus. Lambda-cyhalothrin 10%CS was effective for one week causing 92% larval mortality and two weeks with 63% larval mortality. Sumithion 50EC had a residual efficacy of one week with 79% larval mortality.

• Authors: S Sulaiman, Z A Pawanchee, A Wahab, J Jamal, A R Sohadi
• Journal: Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology (J Vector Ecol) Vol. 24 Issue 2 Pg. 154-7 (Dec 1999) ISSN: 1081-1710 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10672544 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Industrial Waste
• Insecticides
• Nitriles
• Pyrazoles
• Pyrethrins
• Waste Products
• fipronil
• cyhalothrin
• Fenitrothion

Topics

• Aedes
• Animals
• Dengue Virus
• Evaluation Studies as Topic
• Fenitrothion
• Industrial Waste
• Insect Vectors
• Insecticides
• Larva (physiology)
• Malaysia
• Mosquito Control
• Nitriles
• Pyrazoles
• Pyrethrins
• Waste Products