Biting patterns of natural populations of Anopheles minimus s.l. females entering experimental huts treated with DDT and deltamethrin were carried out at Pu Teuy Village, Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. Two experimental huts, control and treatment, were constructed in the fashion of local Thai homes. Pre-spray biting activity of An. minimus females peaked at 19:00–22:00. Post-treatment exposure continued to show greater landing activity during the first half of the evening. An overall greater proportion of An. minimus females entered the hut treated with deltamethrin compared to DDT. The hut fitted with DDT-treated net panels showed a 71.5% decline in attempted blood feeding, whereas exposure to deltamethrin-treated panels resulted in a 42.8% human-landing reduction. DDT exhibited significantly more pronounced (P < 0.05) effects in overall reduction of biting activity than did deltamethrin.
How to translate text using browser tools
1 December 2008
Biting patterns of Anopheles minimus complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in experimental huts treated with DDT and deltamethrin
Suppaluck Polsomboon,
Pisit Poolprasert,
Wannapa Suwonkerd,
Michael J. Bangs,
Somchai Tanasinchayakul,
Pongthep Akratanakul,
Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap
ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE
It is not available for individual sale.
This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
It is not available for individual sale.
Anopheles minimus
behavioral responses
DDT
deltamethrin
excito-repellency
experimental hut