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1 July 2007 Evaluation of Novaluron as a Feed-Through Insecticide for Control of Immature Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)
T. M. Mascari, M. A. Mitchell, E. D. Rowton, L. D. Foil
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Abstract

The development and survival of sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli (Diptera: Psychodidae) larvae fed feces of Syrian hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus, that had been fed a diet containing novaluron were evaluated. In total, six larval diets were used in sand fly larval bioassays. Four groups of larvae were fed feces of hamsters that had been maintained on a diet containing either 0, 9.88, 98.8, or 988 ppm novaluron. Two additional groups were fed a larval diet composed of equal parts composted rabbit feces and rabbit chow containing either 0 or 988 ppm novaluron. No pupation, hence no adult emergence, occurred when larvae were fed feces of hamsters that were fed diets containing novaluron. The mortality of sand flies fed feces of treated hamsters occurred during larval molts. The results of this study suggest that a control strategy using rodent baits containing novaluron to control phlebotomine sand flies and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis may be possible.

T. M. Mascari, M. A. Mitchell, E. D. Rowton, and L. D. Foil "Evaluation of Novaluron as a Feed-Through Insecticide for Control of Immature Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)," Journal of Medical Entomology 44(4), 714-717, (1 July 2007). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[714:EONAAF]2.0.CO;2
Received: 12 December 2006; Accepted: 14 March 2007; Published: 1 July 2007
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KEYWORDS
novaluron
Phlebotomus papatasi
sand fly control
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