Autor(es)Kawada, Hitoshi; Iwasaki, Tomonori; Luu Le Loan; Tran Khanh Tien; Nguyen Thi Nhu Mai; Shono, Yoshinori; Katayama, Yasuyuki; Takagi, Masahiro

ResumoSpatial repellency of metofluthrin-impregnated polyethylene latticework plastic strips against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes was evaluated. Analysis of environmental factors affecting the efficacy of these strips, such as room temperature, humidity, and house structure, was performed in a residential Area in My Tho City, Tien Giang Province, Vietnam. Treatment with the strips at the rate of 1 strip per 2.6-5.52 m(2) (approximately 600 mg per 2.6-5.52 m(2)) reduced the collection of Ae. aegypti resting inside the houses for at least eight weeks. Multiple regression analysis indicated that both increase in the average room temperature and decrease in the Area of openings in the rooms that were treated with the strips positively affected the spatial repelleney of metofluthrin.

Palavras-ChaveAnopheles Mosquitos; West-Africa; Paper Strip; Indonesia; Lombok; Insecticide; Shelters; Exposure; Trial;Walls

ImprentaAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 75, n. 6, p. 1153-1157, 2006

DescritoresAedes aegypti - Public health

Data de Publicação:2006