| Autor: |
C. W. Berg, R. G. Taylor, J. T. Arnason, Bernard J. R. Philogène, F. Duval, Leonard C. Leitch, Peter Morand, D. Champagne |
| Rok vydání: |
1985 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of economic entomology. 78(1) |
| ISSN: |
0022-0493 |
| Popis: |
New methods to synthesize alpha-terthienyl ( α-T ) on a large scale have permitted field and laboratory evaluation of this naturally occurring phototoxin from plants for blackfly and mosquito control. The acute toxicity of α-T to blackfly larvae ( Simultum verecundum Stone and Jamnback) was LC50 = 28 ppb and LC90 = 70 ppb. In field trials effective control of third- and fourth-instar larvae of Aedes intrudens Dyar was achieved with application of 0.1 kg/ha to natural breeding pools. Similar results were found in simulated pool trials conducted under more controlled conditions with laboratory-reared Aedes atropalpus Coquillett larvae. Alpha-terthienyl is not persistent, with a half-life of -4 h in sunhght. The results suggest possible use of the phototoxin for mosquito control. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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