Semi-field evaluation of a novel controlled release device using transfluthrin as spatial repellent to prevent entry of mosquitoes into military tents.

ABSTRACT: Mosquitoes can impact military operational readiness by transmission of disease-causing pathogens or through secondary effects, e.g., annoyance and bites. The focus of this research was to determine if an array of novel controlled release passive devices (CRPD) utilizing the spatial repellent, transfluthrin (TF), as the active ingredient could prevent entry of mosquitoes into military tents for up to 4 weeks. The TF-charged CRPDs were spaced along six strands of monofilament and hung across the tent entrance. Efficacy was evaluated with caged Aedes aegypti to indicate knockdown/mortality effects, and four species of free-flying mosquitoes, Ae. aegypti, Aedes taeniorhynchus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Culex quinquefasciatus, to indicate repellent effect

SUBMITTER: R Rajagopal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9922915 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature