Insecticidal activity of five commercial mosquito coils against Anopheles albimanus, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus.
The insecticidal activity of 4 mosquito coils containing pyrethroid ester insecticides and 1 mosquito coil containing 15% citronella oil was evaluated against adult female Anopheles albimanus, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus. Two of the pyrethroid mosquito coils containing 0.08% meperfluthrin showed the strongest insecticidal activity, and all 4 pyrethroid coils produced significantly higher mortality than the citronella coil across all 3 test species.
Anastasia Mosquito Control District, 500 Old Beach Road, St. Augustine, FL 32080, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D007306:Insecticides; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D010938:Plant Oils; D011722:Pyrethrins; D013045:Species Specificity
D007306:Insecticides; D010938:Plant Oils; D011722:Pyrethrins; C076730:citronella oil