Activity of a lipid synthesis inhibitor (spiromesifen) in Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera: Culicidae)

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Hayette Bouabida, Fouzia Tine-djebbar, Samir Tine, Noureddine Soltani
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Aitken; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.10.015; https://doaj.org/article/fda520417bdf46fc8756c6022cc21c5d

Objective: To evaluate the activity of spiromesifen against the most abundant and investigated mosquito species, Culiseta longiareolata Aitken, 1954 (Diptera, Culicidae). Methods: Culiseta longiareolata larvae were collected from untreated areas located at Tébessa (Northeast Algeria). A commercial...