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ArticleScientific reports2023

MosChito rafts as effective and eco-friendly tool for the delivery of a Bacillus thuringiensis-based insecticide to Aedes albopictus larvae.

Simone Pitton, Agata Negri, Giulia Pezzali, Marco Piazzoni, Silvia Locarno, Paolo Gabrieli, Roberto Quadri, Valentina Mastrantonio, Sandra Urbanelli, Daniele Porretta and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Simone Pitton *Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Agata Negri *Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Giulia PezzaliDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Marco PiazzoniCIMAINA, Department of Physics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Silvia LocarnoFondazione UNIMI, Milan, Italy.
Paolo GabrieliDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Roberto QuadriDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Valentina MastrantonioDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sandra UrbanelliDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Daniele PorrettaDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Claudio BandiDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Sara EpisDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. sara.epis@unimi.it.
Silvia CacciaDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. silvia.caccia@unimi.it.
University of Milan · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITFoundation Jewish Contemporary Documentation Center · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult mosquito females, through their bites, are responsible for the transmission of different zoonotic pathogens. Although adult control represents a pillar for the prevention of disease spread, larval control is also crucial. Herein we characterized the effectiveness of a suitable tool, named "MosChito raft", for the aquatic delivery of a Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) formulate, a bioinsecticide active by ingestion against mosquito larvae. MosChito raft is a floating tool composed by chitosan cross-linked with genipin in which a Bti-based formulate and an attractant have been included. MosChito rafts (i) resulted attractive for the larvae of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus, (ii) induced larval mortality within a few hours of exposure and, more importantly, (iii) protected the Bti-based formulate, whose insecticidal activity was maintained for more than one month in comparison to the few days residual activity of the commercial product. The delivery method was effective in both laboratory and semi-field conditions, demonstrating that MosChito rafts may represent an original, eco-based and user-friendly solution for larval control in domestic and peri-domestic aquatic habitats such as saucers and artificial containers in residential or urban environments.

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AedesBacillus thuringiensisInsecticidesAnimalsFemaleLarvaMembrane MicrodomainsMosquito ControlPest Control, BiologicalInsecticides

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PMID36810640
PMCPMC9944263
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