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ArticleBioMed research international2020

Use of Novaluron-Based Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps to Control

Gayan P Withanage, Sameera D Viswakula, Yasanthi Silva Gunawardene, Menaka D Hapugoda

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Article in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Improving the Safety and Acceptability of Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps (AGO Traps).Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gayan P WithanageMolecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Sameera D ViswakulaDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.
Yasanthi Silva GunawardeneMolecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2528-4236
Menaka D HapugodaMolecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1265-4904
University of Kelaniya · LKUniversity of Colombo · LK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

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 identify the activity range, optimum field dosage, and residual effects of Novaluron following the World Health Organization guidelines, and field experiments were performed in the Ragama Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area. Two study areas 800 m apart were selected and assigned as treated and control areas randomly. In each study area, 30 households were selected randomly. Each household was given two ovitraps, one placed indoors and the other placed outdoors. Mortality and survival counts were recorded separately for one-year time period and data were analyzed using a two-way repeated measures analysis of variance model. During the laboratory experiments, the adult emerging inhibition was 100% in all tested concentrations. The optimum field dosage was 2 ppm and the residual effect was 28 days. In the field experiments, significantly higher mortality counts were recorded in treated areas both indoor- and outdoor-placed AGOs. Two-factor repeated measures ANOVA followed by Tukey's test confirmed that the mean mortality count is high for the developed AGOs both indoor and outdoor settings. The developed AGO can be deployed to control both indoor and outdoor dengue vector mosquito populations, and in dengue-risk areas, the ovitrap will be supportive to local health authorities to enhance the efficiency of future vector control programs.

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AedesInsecticidesMosquito VectorsPhenylurea CompoundsAnimalsChitin SynthaseDengueDisease OutbreaksLarvaModels, MolecularMosquito ControlSri LankaChitin SynthaseInsecticidesnovaluronPhenylurea Compounds

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