Activity of a lipid synthesis inhibitor (spiromesifen) in Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera: Culicidae)

Author: Hayette BOUABIDA ¹ ; Fouzia TINE-DJEBBAR ¹ ; Samir TINE ¹ ; Hayette BOUABIDA ² ; Fouzia TINE-DJEBBAR ² ; Samir TINE ² ; Noureddine SOLTANI ²
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1. University of Larbi Tebessi
2. Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology, University Badji Mokhtar
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Biochemical composition; Biomarkers; Culiseta longiareolata; Spiromesifen; Toxicity
From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2017;7(12):1120-1124
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the activity of spiromesifen against the most abundant and investigated mosquito species, Culiseta longiareolata Aitken, 1954 (Diptera, Culicidae). Methods Culiseta longiareolata larvae were collected from untreated areas located at Tébessa (Northeast Algeria). A commercial formulation of spiromesifen (Oberon