Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2008) 24, 543-549

A.O.J. Amoo, Rui-De Xue, W.A. Qualls, B.P. Quinn and U.R. Bernier (2008)
Residual efficacy of field-applied permethrin, d-phenothrin, and resmethrin on plant foliage against adult mosquitoes
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24 (4), 543-549
Abstract: Backpack sprayer applications of permethrin, d-phenothrin, and resmethrin to vegetation and plants at Anastasia Island, St. Augustine, FL, were evaluated for duration of residual efficacy against adult mosquitoes. All treatments produced 100% mortality (24 h) of mosquitoes in test cages placed within the vegetation. At 48 h and 1 wk posttreatment, insecticide treatments resulted in 70-100% reduction of adult mosquitoes caught by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traps baited with 1-octen-3-ol. Insecticide residues in excised leaves from both treated and control areas of the study sites were evaluated against adult female Culex quinquefasciatus by laboratory bioassay. Permethrin produced 90% mortality up to 1 wk postapplication. Both d-phenothrin and resmethrin produced nearly this level of mortality for a much shorter duration of <48 h postapplication, with residual effects dropping significantly thereafter. Average insecticide concentrations in leaves were quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy, and some correlation was observed between chemical and biological results.
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Database assignments for author(s): Rui De Xue, Ulrich R. Bernier

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.
	Culex quinquefasciatus		U.S.A. (SE)
	Anopheles quadrimaculatus		U.S.A. (SE)
	Culex nigripalpus		U.S.A. (SE)
	Aedes albopictus		U.S.A. (SE)
	Aedes taeniorhynchus		U.S.A. (SE)
	Anopheles crucians		U.S.A. (SE)
	Culex erraticus		U.S.A. (SE)