FIELD EVALUATION OF SPATIAL REPELLENCY OF METOFLUTHRIN IMPREGNATED PLASTIC STRIPS AGAINST MOSQUITOES IN HAI PHONG CITY, VIETNAM

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 350 - 353
• Main Authors: KAWADA, HITOSHI, YEN, NGUYEN THI, HOA, NGUYEN THUY, SANG, TRUONG MINH, VAN DAN, NGUYEN, TAKAGI, MASAHIRO
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence, KS ASTMH 01.08.2005; Allen Press
• Subjects: Aedes aegypti; Animals; Anopheles - drug effects; Biological and medical sciences; Culex - drug effects; Culex quinquefasciatus; Culicidae; Cyclopropanes - pharmacology; Fluorobenzenes - pharmacology; Housing; Humans; Infectious diseases; Insect Repellents - pharmacology; Medical sciences; Mosquito Control - methods; Plastics; Polyethylenes; Vietnam; Asia; Vietnam; Urban environment; Insecta; Culex quinquefasciatus; Treatment; Impregnated material; Arthropoda; Surgery; Culicidae; Chemical control; Tropical medicine; Repellent; Aedes aegypti; Invertebrata; Diptera
• ISSN: 0002-9637; 1476-1645
• DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.350

Spatial repellency of metofluthrin-impregnated polyethylene plastic strips against mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus, were studied in a residential area in Hai Phong city, Vietnam. Thirty houses were selected as trial sites; half of these were assigned as untreated control and the other half were assigned for treatment. Primarily, irrespective of the room size, one room was treated with one strip. The dominant species in the trial sites were Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti. A rapid decrease in the mosquito index was observed immediately after the treatment with metofluthrin strips, and treatment was effective for at least 6 weeks.