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1 June 2017 Field Evaluation of Indoor Thermal Fog and Ultra-Low Volume Applications For Control of Aedes aegypti in Thailand
A. Ponlawat, J. F. Harwood, J. L. Putnam, C. Nitatsukprasert, A. Pongsiri, U. Kijchalao, K. J. Linthicum, D. L. Kline, G. G. Clark, P. J. Obenauer, C. W. Doud, P. W. Mccardle, A. G. Richardson, D. E. Szumlas, J. H. Richardson
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Abstract

Efficacies of a handheld thermal fogger (Patriot™) and a backpack ultra-low volume (ULV) sprayer (Twister™) with combinations of 2 different adulticides (pyrethrin, deltamethrin) and an insect growth regulator (pyriproxyfen) were field-tested and compared for their impact on reducing indoor Aedes aegypti populations in Thailand. The effectiveness of the indoor space sprays was evaluated by sampling the natural Ae. aegypti population in houses and determining their physiological status, by monitoring mortality of sentinel caged mosquitoes (AFRIMS strain) and by assessing larval mortality in laboratory bioassays using water exposed to the spray. A total of 14,742 Ae. aegypti were collected from Biogents Sentinel traps in this study. The combination of ULD® BP-300 (3% pyrethrin) and NyGuard® (10% pyriproxyfen) sprayed either by the Patriot or Twister significantly reduced some Ae. aegypti populations up to 20 days postspray relative to the control clusters. The addition of pyriproxyfen to the adulticide extended how long household mosquito populations were suppressed. In 2 of the 4 products being compared, the Twister resulted in higher mortality of caged mosquitoes compared with the Patriot. However, neither machine was able to achieve high mortality among Ae. aegypti placed in hidden (protected) cages. The larval bioassay results demonstrated that the Twister ULV provided better adult emergence inhibition than the Patriot (thermal fogger), likely due to larger droplet size.

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A. Ponlawat, J. F. Harwood, J. L. Putnam, C. Nitatsukprasert, A. Pongsiri, U. Kijchalao, K. J. Linthicum, D. L. Kline, G. G. Clark, P. J. Obenauer, C. W. Doud, P. W. Mccardle, A. G. Richardson, D. E. Szumlas, and J. H. Richardson "Field Evaluation of Indoor Thermal Fog and Ultra-Low Volume Applications For Control of Aedes aegypti in Thailand," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 33(2), 116-127, (1 June 2017). https://doi.org/10.2987/16-6594.1
Published: 1 June 2017
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KEYWORDS
Aedes aegypti
pyriproxyfen
thermal fog
ultra-low volume
vector control
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