Efficacy of the plant phototoxin?-terthienyl againstAedes intrudens and effects on nontarget organisms

Autor:	Peter Morand, John T. Arnason, C. W. Berg, Bernard J. R. Philogène, F. Duval
Rok vydání:	1986
Předmět:	Larva Pyrethroid biology fungi General Medicine Phototoxin biology.organism_classification Biochemistry Toxicology Mosquito control chemistry.chemical_compound Trout chemistry parasitic diseases Botany Midge Larvicide Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Invertebrate
Zdroj:	Journal of Chemical Ecology. 12:893-898
ISSN:	1573-1561 0098-0331
DOI:	10.1007/bf01020259
Popis:	The botanical phototoxin, α-terthienyl (α-T) was spray applied to natural or artificial pools containing mosquito (Aedes intrudens) larvae and nontarget invertebrates (caddisfly, damselfly, midge, shrimp,Daphnia, snail) and one vertebrate (trout) at concentrations varying from 0.01 to 1 kg/hectare, under field and laboratory conditions. All field-treated nontarget invertebrates survived α-T treatment better thanA. intrudens which can be controlled at doses as low as 0.01 kg/hectare within one week. Under laboratory conditions, snails and trout survived α-T and UV treatments up to 10 kg/ hectare. These results compare favorably with organophosphates and pyrethroid insecticides currently used for mosquito control. The results confirm that α-T is a highly effective larvicide with acceptable nontarget effects.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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