Efficacy of Esbiothrin mosquito coils at community level in northern Tanzania.
Field trials with mosquito coils containing 0.15% Esbiothrin at Usa River settlement, northern Tanzania, during 1986 achieved a 52% reduction in biting rates of Anopheles arabiensis Patton and a 73% reduction of Culex quinquefasciatus Say mosquitoes. No mosquito biting activity occurred during the coil burning period which started at 20.00 hours daily and lasted for an average of 8.6 h. A sociological survey indicated that the coils were favourably accepted and produced no serious side-effects.
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Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, Arusha, Tanzania.
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D000487:Allethrins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D003465:Culex; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000517:prevention & control; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007306:Insecticides; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012621:Seasons; D013636:Tanzania
D000487:Allethrins; D007306:Insecticides; C054159:esbiothrin