Sterilising effects of pyriproxyfen on Anopheles arabiensis and its potential use in malaria control
Open Access
- 17 May 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Parasites & Vectors
- Vol. 6 (1), 144-8
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-144
Abstract
Insecticide resistance poses a major threat to current vector control campaigns. Insecticides with novel modes of action are therefore in high demand. Pyriproxyfen (PPF), a conventional mosquito pupacide, has a unique mode of action that also sterilises adult mosquitoes (unable to produce viable offspring) upon direct contact. However, the timing of PPF exposure in relation to when mosquitoes take a blood meal has an important impact on that sterilisation. This study investigated the relationship between different blood feeding and PPF exposure timings to determine the potential of PPF sterilisation in controlling Anopheles arabiensis.Keywords
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