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Recent Advances in Aedes Aegypti Control

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Infectious Disease Epidemiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 9612

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Philip G. Koehler

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Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: urban pest management; urban mosquito control
Dr. Roberto Pereira

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Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: urban pest management; urban mosquito control
Dr. Casey Parker

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Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, 200 9th St SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA
Interests: mosquito insecticide resistance; public health entomology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We have been invited to be Guest Editors for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. This issue will concentrate on new advances in the control of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Aedes aegypti are the main vectors of Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya viruses. They are domestic mosquitoes that develop in urban areas in proximity to humans and human habitation. This vector is a daytime biter, develops in small bodies of water, usually flies short distances (<1/4 mile), and has developed significant levels of insecticide resistance; these traits make this mosquito species very difficult to control. In this issue, we will present recent advances in the management of this vector that has a tremendous impact throughout the world.

Prof. Dr. Philip G. Koehler
Dr. Roberto Pereira
Dr. Casey Parker
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • insecticides
  • monitoring
  • resistance
  • mosquito
  • yellow fever mosquito

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A Mosquito Workshop and Community Intervention: A Pilot Education Campaign to Identify Risk Factors Associated with Container Mosquitoes in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
by Casey Parker, Felicita Garcia, Oscar Menocal, Dunia Jeer and Barry Alto
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(13), 2399; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132399 - 06 Jul 2019
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Dengue poses a significant public health threat and results in ~96 million clinical cases every year. Central America is a region burdened by neglected tropical diseases, including dengue. The primary vectors of dengue, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, are widely distributed in [...] Read more.
Dengue poses a significant public health threat and results in ~96 million clinical cases every year. Central America is a region burdened by neglected tropical diseases, including dengue. The primary vectors of dengue, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, are widely distributed in Honduras. Additionally, sustained and consistent mosquito control is lacking in the country. Successful control of container mosquitoes relies heavily on participation from community leaders, stakeholders, and the community itself. We conducted a pilot study in San Pedro Sula, Honduras where community leaders and stakeholders were trained on mosquito biology and control and were able to apply that knowledge to an underserved community in San Pedro Sula. Surveys to assess the number and type of containers in the community and the number of containers on the residence identified associations with select socioeconomic factors and other variables based on survey questions. The average number of containers on the premises was 15 (± 2.3) and the most prevalent containers (>50%) were flowerpots, garbage, and toys, which could be targeted in mosquito control programs. This pilot study offers a framework for training community leaders and stakeholders to create a sustainable community-based vector control program for container mosquitoes. Full article
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Mosquitocidal Chips Containing the Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen for Control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
by Kristen C. Stevens, Roberto M. Pereira and Philip G. Koehler
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(12), 2152; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122152 - 18 Jun 2019
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Aedes aegypti were exposed to water treated with mosquitocidal chips containing the insecticide pyriproxyfen in a polymer formulation. Chips were tested under different conditions; different water volumes, in containers made of different material, and in water with different levels of organic matter. Treated [...] Read more.
Aedes aegypti were exposed to water treated with mosquitocidal chips containing the insecticide pyriproxyfen in a polymer formulation. Chips were tested under different conditions; different water volumes, in containers made of different material, and in water with different levels of organic matter. Treated chips caused 100% mortality of Ae. aegypti during their pupal stage independent of size or type of container, and the mount of organic matter contained in the water to which the mosquito larvae were exposed. When mosquitocidal chips were used in >25% of the oviposition containers within their cages, there was a significant control of the mosquito populations. Mosquitocidal chips worked in different environments, caused significant mosquito population decreases, and were effective in controlling Ae. aegypti. Full article
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A Low-Cost, Passive Release Device for the Surveillance and Control of Mosquitoes
by Michael W. C. Kwan, Alexander Bosak, Jedidiah Kline, Mario A. Pita, Nicholas Giel, Roberto M. Pereira, Philip G. Koehler, Daniel L. Kline, Christopher D. Batich and Bradley Jay Willenberg
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(9), 1488; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091488 - 27 Apr 2019
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Mosquitoes continue to be a major threat to global health, and the ability to reliably monitor, catch, and kill mosquitoes via passive traps is of great importance. Global, low-cost, and easy-to-use outdoor devices are needed to augment existing efforts in mosquito control that [...] Read more.
Mosquitoes continue to be a major threat to global health, and the ability to reliably monitor, catch, and kill mosquitoes via passive traps is of great importance. Global, low-cost, and easy-to-use outdoor devices are needed to augment existing efforts in mosquito control that combat the spread of disease, such as Zika. Thus, we have developed a modular, portable, non-powered (passive), self-contained, and field-deployable device suitable for releasing volatiles with a wide range of applications such as attracting, repelling, and killing mosquitoes. This unique device relies on a novel nested wick and two-reservoir design that achieves a constant release of volatiles over several hundred hours. Devices loaded with one of either two compounds, geraniol or 1-methylpiperazine (MP), were tested in a controlled environment (32 °C and 70% relative humidity), and both compounds achieved a constant release from our devices at a rate of 2.4 mg/h and 47 mg/h, respectively. The liquid payload can be volatile attractants or repellants as well as mosquitocide-containing feeding solutions for capture and surveillance. This low-cost device can be utilized for both civilian and military mosquito control purposes, but it will be particularly important for protecting those in economically repressed environments, such as sub-Saharan Africa and Central and South America. Full article
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