Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020
Synopsis
Mosquito Control Activities during Local Transmission of Zika Virus, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, 2016
Table 2
Percentages of mosquito populations susceptible to active ingredients or products used for adult mosquito control in laboratory bioassays and field tests of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, 2016*
Chemical/product | Bottle dosage, μg/bottle | Mosquito death, % |
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CDC bottle bioassay | At 1/2 label rate in field assay | At full label rate in field assay | ||
Naled† | 2.25 | 100 | NA | NA |
Malathion† | 400 | 100 | NA | NA |
Deltamethrin/DeltaGard‡ | 0.75 | 5–65 | 80 | 93 |
Etofenprox/Zenivex§ | 12.5 | 1–7 | 19 | 57 |
Permethrin/Biomist¶ | 43 | 2–12 | 33 | NA |
Sumithrin/Duet¶ | 20 | 3–14 | 44 | NA |
*NA, test not conducted because mosquitoes were susceptible to active ingredient or field test results excluded it from further testing.
†Used in bottle bioassays only. No field tests were conducted because mosquitoes were susceptible to this chemical.
‡Bayer CropScience LP, https://www.bayer.com.
§Wellmark International, https://www.bpia.org.
¶Clarke, https://www.clarke.com.
1Current affiliation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
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