title: Evaluation of three feed-through insecticides using two rodent and two sand fly species as models.
abstract: The efficacy of 3 rodent feed-through insecticides (novaluron, pyriproxyfen, and ivermectin) was determined against larvae of the sand flies Phlebotomus duboscqi and P. papatasi using Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) and Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) as laboratory models. For each insecticide, there were no significant differences between the longevity or percentage survival of sand fly larvae that had been fed feces of treated rodents for each sand fly or rodent species pairing. The results of this study suggest that larvae of P. duboscqi and P. papatasi are equally susceptible to the concentrations of the rodent feed-through insecticides tested in this study and that these insecticides are pharmacologically compatible with different rodent/sand fly interactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Agricultural Experiment Station, 402 Life Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Mascari
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stout
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Foil
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005849:Gerbillinae; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D008647:Mesocricetus; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000187:drug effects*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D011725:Pyridines; C055613:pyriproxyfen; D007559:Ivermectin; C471805:novaluron