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Summary of field trials for controlling Aedes in the Pacific |
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| Vector* |
Breeding site |
Country |
Control method |
% Reduction in Mosquitoes |
Reference |
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| Ae. polynesiensis |
Crab holes |
Fiji |
1% Lindane and plugging of crab holes |
0% on biting |
26 |
| Ae. polynesiensis |
All types |
French Polynesia |
Breeding site elimination within 100 yd. of village |
80% to 90% |
Kessel JF, 1965, unpublished |
| Ae. polynesiensis |
All types |
French Polynesia |
Breeding site elimination; vegetation control |
81% of biting Adults |
Byrd EE, St Amant LS, 1959, unpublished |
| Ae. polynesiensis and Ae. samoanus |
All types |
Samoa |
DDT spray of breeding site and fogging of houses/bush |
64% of biting adults |
Suzuki, Stone, 1976, unpublished |
| Ae. polynesiensis and Ae. samoanus |
Not reported |
Samoa |
Abate larvicide and malathion fog |
60% of biting adults |
Chow CY, 1974, unpublished |
| Ae. polynesiensis |
Not reported |
American Samoa |
DDT house spraying; aerial spraying every 14 days |
0% of adults after 14 days |
Wharton JD, Jachowski LA, 1980, unpublished |
| Ae. aegypti and Ae. polynesiensis |
Cisterns, wells, drums |
French Polynesia |
Integrated control (Abate, sealing drums, polystyrene beads, Poecillia reticulata) |
84% of adults |
23 |
| Ae. polynesiensis |
Crab holes |
French Polynesia |
Mesocyclops aspericornis |
98% of larvae |
21 |
| Ae. polynesiensis |
Crab holes |
French Polynesia |
Insecticide impregnated crab bait |
86% of larvae |
39 |
Burkot et al. Filaria Journal 2006 5:10 doi:10.1186/1475-2883-5-10 |
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