Use of Novaluron-Based Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps to Control Aedes Dengue Vector Mosquitoes in the District of Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT: Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral infection in Sri Lanka causing an enormous social and economic burden in the country. In the absence of therapeutic drugs and the developed vaccines are under investigation, vector control is the best strategy to reduce the disease transmission. Therefore, the development of novel tools to control dengue vector mosquitoes has become the need of the hour. Novaluron is a recently developed Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) which inhibits chitin synthesis in immature stages of insects. The aim of the study was to identify the efficacy of a simple and cost-effective Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap (AGO) developed using Novaluron to control dengue outbreaks in the District of Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Laboratory and semifield experiments were performed to identi

SUBMITTER: Withanage GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7071800 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature