Improving the delivery and efficiency of fungus-impregnated cloths for control of adult Aedes aegypti using a synthetic attractive lure

Abstract Background Entomopathogenic fungi are highly promising agents for controlling Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Deploying fungus-impregnated black cloths in PET traps efficiently reduced Ae. aegypti female survival rates under intra-domicile conditions. With the aim of further increasing the effect...

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Main Authors: Adriano R. Paula, Leila E. I. Silva, Anderson Ribeiro, Tariq M. Butt, Carlos P. Silva, Richard I. Samuels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2871-z