Laboratory evaluation of toxicity of 16 insect repellents in aerosol sprays to adult mosquitoes
Autor(es): Xue, RD; Ali, A; Barnard, DR
Resumo: Sixteen commercial insect repellents (6 botanical and 10 synthetic organic products) in spray formulations were evaluated in the laboratory for adult knockdown (KD) and mortality of laboratory-reared female Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Anopheles quadrimaculatus. All tested products produced significant posttreatment KD and 24 h mortality of all 3 mosquito species. In our study, the synthetic organic repellents induced faster KD and KD of higher magnitude in adult mosquitoes than the botanical product repellents except geraniol-based MosquitoSafe(TM). All tested formulations except 2 botanical repellent products caused 100% 24-h mortality of Ae. aegypti and all but 1 caused 100% 24-h mortality of Ae. albopictus and An. quadrimaculatus.
Palavras-Chave: Insect Repellents; Toxicity; Aedes Aegypti; Aedes Albopictus; Anopheles Quadrimaculatus; Mosquito Adulticides
Imprenta: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, v. 19, n. 3, p. 271-274, 2003
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Repellent
Data de publicação: 2003
