@article{fdi:010053095, title = {{F}ield efficacy of new larvicide products for control of multi-resistant {A}edes aegypti populations in {M}artinique ({F}rench {W}est {I}ndies)}, author = {{M}arcombe, {S}{\'e}bastien and {D}arriet, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {A}gnew, {P}hilip and {E}tienne, {M}. and {T}cha, {M}. {M}. {Y}. and {Y}{\'e}bakima, {A}. and {C}orbel, {V}incent}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}orld-wide dengue vector control is hampered by the spread of insecticide resistance in {A}edes aegypti {W}e report the resistance status of a wild {A}e aegypti population from {M}artinique ({V}auclin) to conventional larvicides ({B}acillus thuringiensis var israeliensis [{B}ti] and temephos) and potential alternatives (spinosad, diflubenzuron, and pyriproxyfen) {T}he efficacy and residual activity of these insecticides were evaluated under simulated and field conditions {T}he {V}auclin strain exhibited a high level of resistance to temephos a tolerance to insect growth regulators, and full susceptibility to spinosad and {B}ti {I}n simulated trials, pyriproxyfen and {B}ti showed long residual activities in permanent breeding containers (28 and 37 weeks), whereas under field conditions they failed to curtail {A}e aegypti populations after four weeks {C}onversely, diflubenzuron and spinosad showed a residual efficacy of 16 weeks, suggesting that these chemicals may be promising alternatives to {B}ti and temephos for controlling insecticide resistant {A}e aegypti populations}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene}, volume = {84}, numero = {1}, pages = {118--126}, ISSN = {0002-9637}, year = {2011}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053095}, }