Evaluation of Bistar 80SC (bifenthrin) as a tent treatment for protection against mosquitoes in Northern Territory, Australia.
A field trial to assess the efficacy of Bistar 80 SC as a barrier treatment of Australian military tents was conducted over 10 d at Mount Bundey Military Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, in March 2003. Four pairs of standard eight-person tents were erected, with a single tent in each pair treated with 0.1% Bistar 80 SC as a course spray, and the remainder left as untreated control tents. Carbon dioxide-baited traps were operated in each tent nightly, and biting collections conducted over 8 nights. There was a mean increase in protection of 81% for mosquitoes entering treated tents and 90.4% increase in protection against biting of predominantly Culex annulirostris Skuse. In addition, bifenthrin applied to the military tents enhances the protection of occupants against bites from this important arbovirus vector.
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Griffith University, School of Public Health, Queensland, 4074, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D006801:Humans; D007302:Insect Repellents / Q000032:analysis*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis*; D008889:Military Personnel; D015876:Northern Territory; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000032:analysis*
D007302:Insect Repellents; D007306:Insecticides; D011722:Pyrethrins; C099952:bifenthrin