Aquatain® Mosquito Formulation (AMF) for the control of immature Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto and Anopheles arabiensis: dose-responses, persistence and sub-lethal effects

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Ulrike Fillinger²  Steven W Lindsay¹  Oscar Mbare² 

[1] School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom;Disease Control Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom

关键词: Larval source management;    Surface film;    Vector control;    Anopheles arabiensis;    Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto;   

Others  :  1150230
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-7-438

 received in 2014-07-28, accepted in 2014-09-09,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Persistent monomolecular surface films could benefit larval source management for malaria control by reducing programme costs and managing insecticide resistance. This study evaluated the efficacy of the silicone-based surface film, Aquatain® Mosquito Formulation (AMF), for the control of the Afrotropical malaria vectors, Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto and Anopheles arabiensis in laboratory dose–response assays and standardized field tests.

Methods

Tests were carried out following guidelines made by the World Health Organization Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES). Sub-lethal effects of AMF were evaluated by measuring egg-laying and hatching of eggs laid by female An. gambiae s.s. that emerged from habitats treated with a dose that resulted in 50% larval mortality in laboratory tests.

Results

Both vector species were highly susceptible to AMF. The estimated lethal doses to cause complete larval mortality in dose–response tests in the laboratory were 1.23 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.99-1.59) ml/m² for An. gambiae s.s. and 1.35 (95% CI 1.09-1.75) ml/m² for An. arabiensis. Standardized field tests showed that a single dose of AMF at 1 ml/m² inhibited emergence by 85% (95% CI 82-88%) for six weeks. Females exposed as larvae to a sub-lethal dose of AMF were 2.2 times less likely (Odds ratio (OR) 0.45, 95% CI 0.26-0.78) to lay eggs compared to those from untreated ponds. However, exposure to sub-lethal doses neither affected the number of eggs laid by females nor the proportion hatching.

Conclusion

AMF provided high levels of larval control for a minimum of six weeks, with sub-lethal doses reducing the ability of female mosquitoes to lay eggs. The application of AMF provides a promising novel strategy for larval control interventions against malaria vectors in Africa. Further field studies in different eco-epidemiological settings are justified to determine the persistence of AMF film for mosquito vector control and its potential for inclusion in integrated vector management programmes.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Mbare et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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