Formosan Entomologist (2007) 27, 261-266

Eddie Hang Chio (2007)
A quick insecticide bioassay with mosquitoes
Formosan Entomologist 27 (3), 261-266
Abstract: In order to facilitate the high-throughput insecticide screen, a simple bioassay is developed using mosquito larvae Aedes aegypti as an indicator. The minimum inhibition concentration (MIC-24h) approach, instead of the traditional half-lethal concentration (LC₅₀-24h) approach, is used to evaluate the compounds insecticidal effects. The MIC-24h of carbaryl, trichlorfon, permethrin, spinosad and Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis matched well with their respective LC₅₀-24h data. This new bioassay is developed in a 96-well microtiter plate format. This mini scale setup can handle thousands of samples per day and requires only trace amount of sample volume. Several natural products have been tested in this new system with promising results.
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Database assignments for author(s): Eddie Hang Chio

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes aegypti