Insecticide-impregnated netting: A surface treatment for killing Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector of Leishmania infantum

Insecticide-impregnated netting: A surface treatment for killing Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector of Leishmania infantum

The sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of Leishmania infantum in Brazil. Synthetic male-produced sex/aggregation pheromone co-located with micro-encapsulated λ-cyhalothrin in chicken sheds can significantly reduce canine infection and sand fly densities in a lure-and-kill strategy. In...

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Main Authors: Vanessa de Araújo Barbosa, Cristian F. de Souza, Alisson Pereira, Derek Gatherer, Reginaldo P. Brazil, Daniel P. Bray, James G.C. Hamilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Leishmania infantum
Sex-aggregation pheromone
λ-cyhalothrin
α-cypermethrin
(±)-9-methylgermacrene-B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667114X21000388

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