The naturally derived insecticide spinosad is highly toxic to Aedes and Anopheles mosquito larvae

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-56

  Bond, J G ^a,b   Marina, C F ^a,b   Williams, T ^a,c  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Anopheles albimanus; Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; Chironomidae; Culex spp.; Inhibition of reproduction; Larvicide; Mexico; Spinosad; Temephos

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; MACROLIDE; SPINOSAD; TEMEFOS;

CHEMICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; LINEAR MODELS; MACROLIDES; MEXICO; TEMEFOS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 1642389509     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2004.0480.x     Document Type: Article

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