RESIDUAL EFFICACY OF PIRIMIPHOS METHYL (ACTELLIC(TM)) ON ANOPHELES-SACHAROVI IN CUKUROVA, TURKEY


Kasap H., Kasap M., Akbaba M., ALPTEKIN D., Demirhan O., Lüleyap U., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION, vol.8, no.1, pp.47-51, 1992 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1992
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.47-51
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Village-scale trials of 50% emulsifiable concentrate (EC) and 40% wettable powder (WP) formulations of pirimiphos methyl (Actellic(TM)) were carried out against Anopheles sacharovi in Cukurova, Turkey. Susceptibility tests with wild caught, gonoactive and composite aged An. sacharovi over a range of chemical concentrations resulted in 100% mortality after exposure for 60 min to a 0.5% active ingredient concentration. Surface treatments of Actellic 50% EC at 0.9 g/m2 caused a significant decrease in parous rate and a 96.9% reduction in resting density. Persistence on concrete, wood, zinc and plywood was still high at the time of the second spray round, more than 7 wk postspray and ranged from 73% (zinc) to 98% (plywood). More than 50% mortality was still recorded 8 wk postspray using 1.6 g/m2 WP on wood, plywood, zinc and thatch substrates.