Autor(es)Xue, Rui-De; Ali, A.; Barnard, D.

ResumoSixteen 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 super(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-ChaveAerosols; Insecticides; Spray; Repellents; Pest control; Adults; Toxicity tests; Aquatic insects; Mortality causes; Toxicity testing; Pesticide applications; Aedes aegypti; Culicidae; Anopheles quadrimaculatus; Aedes albopictus

ImprentaJournal of the American Mosquito Control Association, v. 19, n. 3, p. 271-274, 2003.

DescritoresAedes aegypti - Repellent

Data de Publicação:2003