Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2017) 33, 318-323
Andrea Drago, Giulia Simonato, Stefano Vettore, Simone Martini, Antonio Frangipane Di Regalbono and Rudi Cassini (2017)
Field trial to evaluate two different procedures for monitoring the efficacy of Aquatain® against Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus in catch basins
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 33 (4), 318-323
Abstract: Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens are commonly distributed in Italy and represent the main species found in catch basins. The application of a silicone-based film (e.g., Aquatain®) is a new tool recently introduced for treating catch basins. While the efficacy of Aquatain has been experimentally demonstrated, its use is still lacking an appropriate monitoring procedure. The present study compared the differences in the efficacy of treatment assessment between a newly developed floating system (FS), which was designed to collect emerging adults, with the standard dipper procedure, used for estimating the abundance of mosquito larvae. Forty catch basins, half treated with Aquatain and half untreated (control basins), were monitored weekly using dipper (10 treated + 10 control basins) or FS (10 + 10) 5 times after 2 subsequent treatments. Both monitoring procedures recorded high percentages of larvae and adult reduction for the 1st 1-3 wk after treatments, confirming the simultaneous activity of Aquatain against all stages of mosquitoes. Differences in adult emergence were recorded also when monitoring of larvae was ineffective, suggesting that the newly developed FS is a promising method for assessing the efficacy of monomolecular films in catch basins.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culex pipiens | Italy | |||
| Aedes albopictus | Italy |
