title: Spinosad: a new larvicide against insecticide-resistant mosquito larvae.
abstract: Among the characteristics of spinosad that are worth noting is its environmentally favorable toxicity profile. It is a compound of biological origin, whose insecticide action is highly effective against a great number of insects. Laboratory larval bioassays of spinosad on Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Anopheles gambiae (specimens that were either susceptible or resistant to pyrethroids, carbamates, and organophosphates) showed that this product had a lethal action (mortality after 24 h of exposure) regardless of the original status, susceptible or resistant, of the mosquito larvae.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de lutte contre les insectes nuisibles, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Darriet
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duchon
authors.forename: Jean Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hougard
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D003465:Culex; D004338:Drug Combinations; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides; D007814:Larva; D018942:Macrolides
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D007306:Insecticides; D018942:Macrolides; C415329:spinosad