Mosquitocidal Chips Containing the Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen for Control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Water Volume
3.2. Container Material
3.3. Effects of Organic Matter
3.4. Population and Oviposition Effects of Chips
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | Treated Containers | Untreated Containers | ||
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No. of Eggs | % of Eggs | No. of Eggs | % of Eggs | |
100% TRT | 516 ± 71.9 | 100% | - | - |
75% TRT + 25% UT | 355 ± 75.8 | 74% | 122 ± 62.5 | 26% |
50% TRT + 50% UT | 420 ± 75.7 | 78% | 116 ± 49.6 | 22% |
25% TRT + 75% UT | 140 ± 40.5 | 24% | 439 ± 83.7 | 76% |
100% TRT | - | - | 625 ± 82.9 | 100% |
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Stevens, K.C.; Pereira, R.M.; Koehler, P.G. Mosquitocidal Chips Containing the Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen for Control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122152
Stevens KC, Pereira RM, Koehler PG. Mosquitocidal Chips Containing the Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen for Control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(12):2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122152
Chicago/Turabian StyleStevens, Kristen C., Roberto M. Pereira, and Philip G. Koehler. 2019. "Mosquitocidal Chips Containing the Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen for Control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 12: 2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122152