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Field evaluation of four biorational larvicide formulations against Anopheles albimanus in Honduras
Author(s) -
PERICH M. J.,
BOOBAR L. R.,
STIVERS J. C.,
RIVERA L. A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1990.tb00456.x
Subject(s) - anopheles albimanus , larvicide , biology , larva , toxicology , anopheles , malaria , veterinary medicine , aedes aegypti , ecology , immunology , medicine
. Four biorational larvicide formulations: Teknar® (B.t.i.) , Arosurf ® MSF (Monomolecular Surface Film), Arosurf MSF combined with Teknar, and SAN‐809‐I ([s]‐methoprene combined with B.t.i.) , were evaluated against naturally occurring populations of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles albimanus Wiedemann in Honduras. All formulations reduced the mean number of larvae per sample area to 0 within 48 h after treatment, and gave significant ( P <0.05) control when compared with similar untreated areas for at least 10 days after treatment. It is concluded that each of these four formulations can be used effectively to control the larvae of An.albimanus in Honduras.