Lethal effect of blue light on Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract In our previous studies, we found that blue light has a lethal effect on various insect species and demonstrated that the most effective wavelength to control the hygiene pest, the mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus (Diptera: Culicidae), is ~ 420 nm through all developmental stages. The...

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Main Authors: Katsuya Taniyama, Masatoshi Hori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14096-y