Toxicity Comparison of Eight Repellents Against Four Species of Female Mosquitoes | Zendy

Julia W. Pridgeon | Zendy; Ulrich R. Bernier | Zendy; James J. Becnel | Zendy

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Toxicity Comparison of Eight Repellents Against Four Species of Female Mosquitoes

Author(s) -

Julia W. Pridgeon,

Ulrich R. Bernier,

James J. Becnel

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of the american mosquito control association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.424

H-Index - 61

eISSN - 1943-6270

pISSN - 8756-971X

DOI - 10.2987/08-5837.1

Subject(s) - biology , aedes aegypti , anopheles stephensi , anopheles albimanus , deet , toxicology , aedes , culex quinquefasciatus , culex , mosquito control , veterinary medicine , anopheles , malaria , ecology , larva , immunology , medicine

The relative toxicities of 8 repellents (DMP, Rutgers 612, DEET, IR3535, Picardin, PMD, AI3-35765, and AI3-37220) were evaluated by topical application against females of Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, and An. albimanus. Based on 24-h LD50 values, the most toxic repellent against all 4 mosquito species was AI3-37220, with values of 0.25, 0.20, 0.16, and 0.11 microg/mg for the listed 4 mosquito species, respectively. The least toxic of the 8 repellents tested was DMP, with LD50 values of 5.40, 4.72, 2.50, and 1.83 microg/mg, respectively. Based on the 24-h LD50 values, An. albimanus was the most susceptible species. The findings of the study reported herein provide a comprehensive examination of the toxicities of 4 currently used, 2 formerly used, and 2 experimental repellents against 4 mosquito species.

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