Darriet F., Duchon S., Hougard J. M.. (2005). Spinosad: A new larvicide against insecticide-resistant mosquito larvae. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 21 (4), p. 495-496. ISSN 8756-971X.
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Spinosad: A new larvicide against insecticide-resistant mosquito larvae
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 2005,
21 (4), p. 495-496 ISSN 8756-971X
Among the characteristics of spinosad that are worth noting is its environmentally favorable toxicity profile. It is a compound of biological origin, whose insecticide action is highly effective against a great number of insects. Laboratory larval bioassays of spinosad on Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Anopheles gainbiae (specimens that were either susceptible or resistant to pyrethroids, carbamates, and organophosphates) showed that this product had a lethal action (mortality after 24 h of exposure) regardless of the original status, susceptible or resistant, of the mosquito larvae.
