Mosquito larvicides derived from microbial organisms and insect growth regulators have been increasingly used to control mosquito larvae worldwide. Their relative target specif‐ icity, nontarget safety, and environmentally friendly profile have been well documented. The current chapter was intended to review and analyze the relevant information regard‐ ing resistance development and resistance ...

We determined the effects of a commonly used mosquito (Culicidae) larvicide (Califor­ nia Golden Bear Oil�, also GB-1111) on body mass and survival of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings and on target and nontarget invertebrates. Field studies con­ ducted on natural ponds located in salt marshes in south San Francisco Bay indicated that GB-1111 had an initial impact on potential invertebrate...

This note presents an alternative method for bioassays using black fly larvae, with which we intend to provide a simpler but effective tool for accessing data on larvicide efficacy.

BACKGROUND Malaria is still a health problem in Iran. There are several vector control activities, including Indoor Residual spraying, using insecticide treated nets and larviciding including Temephos. In addition nuisance mosquitos are prevalent in the urban areas. So that evaluation of this species to larvicide will provide a clue for management of vector control activities. METHODS Two mos...

Diseases caused by mosquitoes continue to be the leading cause of illness and death worldwide. Malaria, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis dengue fever are diseases that clearly transmitted genera Anopheles, Culex Aedes. In addition, in genus have also been identified as main vectors transmit WNV (West Nile Virus) several countries. One efforts eradicate is break chain mosquito distribution erad...

susceptibility of two wild strains of an. stepliens, collected from kazeroun (st-k.az and bandar-abbas (st-ban), south of iran was compared to fenthion, malathion, temephos , pirimiphos, methyk, deltamethrth, ddt dimilin and etopenprox as larvicides in the laboratory. susceptibility test on the st-kaz strain indicated that this strain is susceptible to the named insecticides i.e. the resistance...

background : mosquitoes transmit serious human diseases, causing millions of death every year. vector control is facing a threat due to the emergence of resistance to synthetic insecticides. insecticides of botanical origin may serve as suitable alternative biocontrol techniques in the future. nine different locally available medicinally important plants suspected to posse larvicidal property w...

ba ckground: mosquitoes are well known as vectors of several disease causing pathogens. the extensive use of synthetic insecticides in the mosquito control strategies resulted to the development of pesticide resistance and fos- tered environmental deterioration. hence in recent years plants become alternative source of mosquito control agents. the present study assessed the larvicidal and ovipo...