Field efficacy of fipronil 3G, lambda-cyhalothrin 10%CS, and sumithion 50EC against the dengue vector Aedes albopictus in discarded tires.
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.
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Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Pawanchee
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Wahab
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Jamal
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Sohadi
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D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D003716:Dengue Virus; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005278:Fenitrothion; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007306:Insecticides; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D008296:Malaysia; D009032:Mosquito Control; D009570:Nitriles; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011722:Pyrethrins; D014866:Waste Products
D007220:Industrial Waste; D007306:Insecticides; D009570:Nitriles; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011722:Pyrethrins; D014866:Waste Products; C082360:fipronil; C037304:cyhalothrin; D005278:Fenitrothion