Evaluation of In2Care mosquito stations for suppression of the Australian backyard mosquito, Aedes notoscriptus (Diptera: Culicidae)

V Paris; N Bell; TL Schmidt; NM Endersby-Harshman; AA Hoffmann

Journal article

Evaluation of In2Care mosquito stations for suppression of the Australian backyard mosquito, Aedes notoscriptus (Diptera: Culicidae)

V Paris, N Bell, TL Schmidt, NM Endersby-Harshman, AA Hoffmann

Journal of Medical Entomology | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad099

Abstract

Aedes notoscriptus (Skuse) is a container-inhabiting mosquito endemic to Australia that vectors arboviruses and is suspected to transmit Mycobacterium ulcerans, the cause of Buruli ulcer. We evaluated the effectiveness of the In2Care station, which suppresses mosquito populations via the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, and the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen, the latter of which is autodisseminated among larval habitats by contaminated mosquitoes. A field trial was conducted using 110 In2Care stations in a 50,000 m2 area and results were compared to 4 control areas that did not receive the treatment. Efficacy was evaluated by comparing egg counts and measuring larvicidal im..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Veronique Paris Author

Tom Schmidt Author

Nancy Endersby Author

Ary Hoffmann Author

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Stopping Buruli ulcer in Victoria

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a destructive skin and soft tissue infection that can cause permanent deformity. Australian native possums carry in the..

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

The study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Project grant 1196396 "Stopping Buruli ulcer in Victoria". V.P. was financially supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship.