scholarly journals Environmental Manipulation: A Potential Tool for Mosquito Vector Control

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ukubuiwe Azubuike Christian ◽  
Olayemi Israel Kayode ◽  
Ukubuiwe Catherine Chinenye ◽  
Ugbede Bright Sule
Keyword(s):  
Vector Control ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Mosquito Species ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Potential Tool ◽  
New Strategies ◽  
Mosquito Vector Control

Mosquito borne diseases have continued to ravage man and his animals despite efforts to curb its spread. The use of chemicals has been the main thrust for control of all life stages of mosquitoes. Increased resistance to commonly used insecticides has called for renewed effort for vector control. Environmental management for vector control is one of the new strategies developed to tackle the menace of vectors. Manipulation of abiotic factors has widely gained acceptance due to laboratory and semi-field trials and findings. In this chapter, we reviewed literatures on some critical abiotic factors and their effects on bionomics and biological fitness of immature and adult life stages of mosquito species. We also looked at prospects for developing protocols based on these findings.

scholarly journals WHAT MAKES A VECTOR A VECTOR, AND WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Michael J. Turell
Keyword(s):  
Vector Control ◽  
Real World ◽  
Mosquito Species ◽  
Pathogen Transmission ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Potential Vector ◽  
The Real ◽  
Specific Species ◽  
Mosquito Vector Control

Mosquitoes and other arthropods can transmit pathogens that currently cause millions of cases of illness and over 700,000 deaths annually. For most of these, the most efficient prevention is mosquito (or vector) control. However, only a small number of mosquito species are responsible for pathogen transmission, and different species are important for different pathogens. Because mosquito (vector) control tends to be focused on specific species, it is critical to ensure that the control efforts are directed at the species that are actually involved in pathogen transmission in the real world. Therefore, it is important to understand what makes a vector a vector and the various factors that affect the ability of a potential “vector” to actually transmit a pathogen.

Application Optimization for Mosquito Vector Control

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton E. Teske ◽  
Harold W. Thistle ◽  
Mark Latham ◽  
William H. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Vector Control ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Application Optimization ◽  
Mosquito Vector Control

scholarly journals Benefits and limitations of emerging techniques for mosquito vector control

2019 ◽  
Vol 342 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 270-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Golstein ◽  
Pascal Boireau ◽  
Jean-Christophe Pagès
Keyword(s):  
Vector Control ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Mosquito Vector Control

scholarly journals Combining Attractants and Larvicides in Biodegradable Matrices for Sustainable Mosquito Vector Control

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e0005043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf ◽  
Christos G. Spanoudis ◽  
Leonard E. G. Mboera ◽  
Agenor Mafra-Neto ◽  
Rickard Ignell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vector Control ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Mosquito Vector Control

Silica nanoparticle: a potential new insecticide for mosquito vector control

2012 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 1075-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapan K. Barik ◽  
Raghavendra Kamaraju ◽  
Arunava Gowswami
Keyword(s):  
Vector Control ◽  
Silica Nanoparticle ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Mosquito Vector Control

scholarly journals AKTIVITAS EKSTRAK RIMPANG TEMULAWAK (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.) SEBAGAI LARVASIDA TERHADAP Aedes aegypti DI KECAMATAN KELAPA LIMA KOTA KUPANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-68
Author(s):  
Deswandi W. S. Berri ◽  
Julianty Almet ◽  
Diana Agustiani Wuri
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Vector Control ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Curcuma Xanthorrhiza ◽  
Mosquito Vector Control

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a disease that is found in some tropical and subtropical regions. This disease is caused by dengue virus and is transmitted to humans through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. the solution taken in controlling DHF is to break the life cycle of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Vector control is generally carried out using synthetic larvicides, namely abate / temefos, but the use of abate can cause residues, environmental pollution, poisoning and resistance of the eradicated vectors so that natural larvasides from plants are needed namely temulawak rhizome (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.) for vector control. The purpose of this study was to determine whether temulawak rhizome extract was effective or not in killing Aedes aegypti larvae. This research method includes larva collection, identification and maintenance of mosquitoes, determining sample size, making extracts and testing effectiveness. This study used a control and experiment group with 3 repetitions in the minutes to 15, 30, 45, 60 and 1440 (24 Hours). The control group was positive control using abate and negative control using aquades while the eksperiment group used extract of temulawak rhizome (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.) with concentrations of 0.6%, 0.8%, 1%, 1.2% and 1.5%. The results of this study indicate that the temulawak rhizome extract (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.) effective as larvicides because at the lowest concentration 0.6% can kill 100% Aedes aegypti larvae.

Behavioural variation of Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in Natal, South Africa

1991 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian L. Sharp ◽  
David le Sueur
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Vector Control ◽  
Human Blood ◽  
Anopheles Arabiensis ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Human Blood Index ◽  
Blood Index ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Exit Trap ◽  
Mosquito Vector Control

AbstractAnopheles arabiensis Patton populations occur in those areas of Natal in which intra-domiciliary DDT is used for mosquito vector control and in the unsprayed areas. Indoor resting collections from the unsprayed area showed a human blood index >90%, in contrast to the indoor collections from the sprayed area where only 31% had fed on man. In exit trap collections from the sprayed area, 66% had fed on man. These trends of a high human blood index in the exit trap collections and a low human blood index in the indoor resting catches were unaffected, despite the close proximity of a cattle kraal to the majority of homesteads.

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