Table 2

Summary of field trials for controlling Aedes in the Pacific

Vector*
Breeding site
Country
Control method
% Reduction in Mosquitoes
Reference

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Kessel JF, 1965, unpublished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Byrd EE, St Amant LS, 1959, unpublished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Suzuki, Stone, 1976, unpublished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Chow CY, 1974, unpublished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Wharton JD, Jachowski LA, 1980, unpublished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

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