Laboratory evaluation of sugar alcohols for control of mosquitoes and other medically important flies.

ABSTRACT: Insecticide application for vector control is the most controversial component of a public health program due to concerns about environmental and human health safety. One approach to overcome this challenge is the use of environmentally benign active ingredients. Among the most promising emerging strategies are attractive toxic sugar baits. Sugar alcohols-naturally occurring molecules safe for human consumption but potentially toxic to insects when ingested, have received increased attention for use with this approach. For this study, we screened the toxicity of four different sugar alcohols on several mosquito species, a biting midge, and a filth fly. Sugar alcohol mortalities exceeded those in the sucrose (positive control) only group. However, only erythritol and highly concentrated xyl

SUBMITTER: Rochlin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9374714 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature