THE USE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE AS OVICIDE AGAINST AEDES ALBOPICTUS

DAVIDE DI DOMENICO; LUIGI RUGGERI; MASSIMO TRENTINI

doi:10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[346:TUOSHA]2.0.CO;2

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DAVIDE DI DOMENICO,¹ LUIGI RUGGERI,¹ MASSIMO TRENTINI^2,*

¹aRuggeri S.r.l., Via Ghiarino 6, I-40056 Crespellano Bologna, Italy. trentini@alma.unibo.it
²bDepartment of Biology, Via Selmi 3, I-40126 Bologna, Italy. info@bioruggeri.it

^*Author to whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed.

Abstract

We describe the ovicidal action of a 3.75% (w/v) sodium hypochlorite solution on the eggs of Aedes albopictus (Skuse). The effectiveness of this ovicide has also been confirmed by a field trial. On the basis of the data collected in the city of Bologna, Italy, we hypothesize a relationship between the numerical increase of the Ae. albopictus eggs laid and the reduced daily variation of the relative humidity, facilitating the possibility of planning ovicidal treatments.

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DAVIDE DI DOMENICO, LUIGI RUGGERI, and MASSIMO TRENTINI "THE USE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE AS OVICIDE AGAINST AEDES ALBOPICTUS," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 22(2), 346-348, (1 June 2006). https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[346:TUOSHA]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 June 2006