title: Laboratory evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis H-14 against Aedes aegypti larvae in the northeast region of Thailand.
abstract: Laboratory bioassays using a preparation of Bacillus thuringiensis H-14 (Bt.H-14), namely Skeetal were conducted to determine their effectiveness against late 3rd/early 4th instar larvae of Aedes aegypti. The larvae were collected from municipal areas in 7 provinces, namely Burirum, Roi-Et, Khon Kaen, Ubol Ratchatani, Nakorn Phanom, Surin and Nakorn Ratchasima, in the Northeast of Thailand. It was found that for Skeetal, LC50 ranged from 128 to 151 nl/l (average 143) and LC90 ranged from 254 to 289 nl/l (average 275). The mortality rate of Ae. aegypti larvae in the 7 provinces did not differ significantly (p greater than 0.05) at a concentration of 300 nl/l. The result of the bioassays show that the preparation of Bt.H-14 is very effective against Ae. aegypti larvae in Northeast of Thailand and the mosquito larvae in the various areas were nearly equal in susceptibility to Bt.H-14.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pipitgool
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maleewong
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Daenseegaew
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thaiklar
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis; D001681:Biological Assay; D007814:Larva; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013785:Thailand