PMID- 27247350 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170823 LR - 20171120 IS - 1938-2928 (Electronic) IS - 0022-2585 (Linking) VI - 53 IP - 4 DP - 2016 Jul TI - Evaluation of Alternative Killing Agents for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Gravid Aedes Trap (GAT). PG - 873-879 AB - The Gravid Aedes Trap (GAT) uses visual and olfactory cues to attract gravid Aedes aegypti (L.) that are then captured when knocked down by a residual pyrethroid surface spray. However, the use of surface sprays can be compromised by poor availability of the spray and pesticide resistance in the target mosquito. We investigated several "alternative" insecticide and insecticide-free killing agents for use in the GAT. This included long-lasting insecticide-impregnated nets (LLINs), vapor-active synthetic pyrethroids (metofluthrin), canola oil, and two types of dry adhesive sticky card. During bench top assays LLINs, metofluthrin, and dry sticky cards had 24-h knockdown (KD) percentages >80% (91.2 +/- 7.2%, 84.2 +/- 6.8%, and 83.4 +/- 6.1%, respectively), whereas the 24-h KD for canola oil was 70 +/- 7.7%, which improved to 90.0 +/- 3.7% over 48 h. Importantly, there were no significant differences in the number of Ae. aegypti collected per week or the number of traps positive for Ae. aegypti between the sticky card and canola oil treatments compared with the surface spray and LLIN treatments in semifield and field trials. These results demonstrate that the use of inexpensive and widely available insecticide-free agents such as those described in this study are effective alternatives to pyrethroids in regions with insecticide-resistant populations. The use of such environmentally friendly insecticide-free alternatives will also be attractive in areas where there is substantial resistance to insecticide use due to environmental and public health concerns. CI - (c) The Authors 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Heringer, Laila AU - Heringer L AD - Laboratorio de Ecologia Quimica de Insetos Vetores (LabEQ), Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil (pequeninissima@gmail.com; alvaro.eiras@gmail.com; brunaoliveira1601@gmail.com; richardcbdiogo@outlook.com). AD - College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia (brian.johnson@jcu.edu.au; kara.fikrig@yale.edu; michael.townsend@jcu.edu.au; scott.ritchie@jcu.edu.au). FAU - Johnson, Brian J AU - Johnson BJ AD - College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia (brian.johnson@jcu.edu.au; kara.fikrig@yale.edu; michael.townsend@jcu.edu.au; scott.ritchie@jcu.edu.au). AD - Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia. FAU - Fikrig, Kara AU - Fikrig K AD - College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia (brian.johnson@jcu.edu.au; kara.fikrig@yale.edu; michael.townsend@jcu.edu.au; scott.ritchie@jcu.edu.au). AD - Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, 60 College St., P.O. Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520. FAU - Oliveira, Bruna A AU - Oliveira BA AD - Laboratorio de Ecologia Quimica de Insetos Vetores (LabEQ), Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil (pequeninissima@gmail.com; alvaro.eiras@gmail.com; brunaoliveira1601@gmail.com; richardcbdiogo@outlook.com). FAU - Silva, Richard D AU - Silva RD AD - Laboratorio de Ecologia Quimica de Insetos Vetores (LabEQ), Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil (pequeninissima@gmail.com; alvaro.eiras@gmail.com; brunaoliveira1601@gmail.com; richardcbdiogo@outlook.com). FAU - Townsend, Michael AU - Townsend M AD - College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia (brian.johnson@jcu.edu.au; kara.fikrig@yale.edu; michael.townsend@jcu.edu.au; scott.ritchie@jcu.edu.au). AD - Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia. FAU - Barrera, Roberto AU - Barrera R AD - Entomology and Ecology Activity, Dengue Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1324 Calle Canada, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00920 (amz9@cdc.gov). FAU - Eiras, Alvaro E AU - Eiras AE AD - Laboratorio de Ecologia Quimica de Insetos Vetores (LabEQ), Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil (pequeninissima@gmail.com; alvaro.eiras@gmail.com; brunaoliveira1601@gmail.com; richardcbdiogo@outlook.com). FAU - Ritchie, Scott A AU - Ritchie SA AD - College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia (brian.johnson@jcu.edu.au; kara.fikrig@yale.edu; michael.townsend@jcu.edu.au; scott.ritchie@jcu.edu.au) scott.ritchie@jcu.edu.au. AD - Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160531 PL - England TA - J Med Entomol JT - Journal of medical entomology JID - 0375400 RN - 0 (Insecticides) SB - IM MH - Aedes/*drug effects MH - Animals MH - Female MH - Insecticides/*pharmacology MH - Mosquito Control/*methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aedes aegypti OT - Zika OT - dengue OT - entomological surveillance OT - mosquito trap EDAT- 2016/06/02 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/24 06:00 CRDT- 2016/06/02 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/03/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/06/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/06/02 06:00 [entrez] AID - tjw051 [pii] AID - 10.1093/jme/tjw051 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Med Entomol. 2016 Jul;53(4):873-879. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjw051. Epub 2016 May 31.