Evaluation of a metofluthrin fan vaporizer device against phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in the Judean Desert, Israel
Autor(es): Zollner, Gabriela; Orshan, Laor
Resumo: The OFF! Clip-On fan vaporizer device releasing metofluthrin was evaluated against phletobomine sand flies in the Judean Desert, Israel, in October, 2009. A total of 76,400 sand flies was collected, with male flies representing 98.3% Phlebotomus sergenti and 1.7% P. papatasi. Females comprised 43.0% of the total catch and included 6.7% blood-fed females. Similar proportions of flies were collected in both suction and sticky traps. In trials with unbaited suction traps, similar numbers of sand flies were collected in traps with a metofluthrin device, blank device, or no device (i.e., suction only). In suction traps baited with CO(2), higher numbers of P. sergenti males and blood-fed females were collected in traps with a blank device compared to traps with a metofluthrin device. In sticky traps baited with CO(2), there were no significant differences between catches in traps with a metofluthrin device, blank device, or no device. The results suggest metofluthrin from the device is not repellent against sand flies in a field environment despite showing insecticidal activity against flies collected in suction traps.
Palavras-Chave: Sand fly; Phlebotomus; Spatial repellent; Fan vaporizer; Metofluthrin
Imprenta: Journal of Vector Ecology, v. 36, n. , p. S157-S165, 2011
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2011.00126.x
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Repellent
Data de publicação: 2011
