Studies on the effect of translocation of chemical insecticides in Eicchornia host plant on Mansonia mosquitos--a potential control method.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 24 Suppl 2: 105-9, 1993.
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| ID: mdl-7526473
ABSTRACT
A novel method for the control of Mansonia larvae was developed and tested. In this method, foliar absorption and translocation of a chemical insecticide, monocrotophos, a known systemic insecticide was studied in the Eicchornia plant. Acetone solution of the insecticide was painted onto leaves of the plant. At daily intervals, stems were severed and divided into equal sections which were introduced into bowls. Larvae of Aedes aegypti were tested for the presence of monocrotophos. It was found that translocation of the insecticide occurred at different rates in the stems and in some plants the chemical was also released into the surrounding water. Based on these results, 2 insecticides namely, monocrotophos and temephos were painted onto leaves of the host plant and their translocation to the root and water environment was examined by testing with Mansonia and Aedes aegypti larvae. The results again confirmed the translocation process and it was found that the insecticides were secreted into the surrounding water, thereby killing the larvae. However, in leaves painted with permethrin (synthetic pyrethroid) or flufenoxuron (chitin synthesis inhibitor), such a process was not detected. The potential of this new concept in Mansonia larval control is examined.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
Problema de salud:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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3_dengue
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4_dengue
Asunto principal:
Plantas
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Temefós
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Control de Mosquitos
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Insecticidas
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Monocrotofos
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Malasia