DEVELOPING PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR USING PYRIPROXYFEN AGAINST THE ASIAN TIGER MOSQUITO, AEDES ALBOPICTUS

• Sponsoring Institution: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0418664
• Project Start Date: Feb 17, 2010
• Project End Date: Feb 16, 2015
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
3 RUTGERS PLZA
NEW BRUNSWICK,NJ 08901-8559

Performing Department
CENTER FOR VECTOR BIOLOGY

Non Technical Summary
(N/A)

Animal Health Component

0%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

100%

Applied

0%

Developmental

0%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
990	3110	9900	100%

Knowledge Area
990 - Unclassified;

Subject Of Investigation
3110 - Insects;

Field Of Science
9900 - Unclassified;

Keywords

pest

management

vector

control

autodissemination

invasive

species

insecticide

public

health

pyriproxifen

Goals / Objectives
Establish the effectiveness and safety of the growth regulator, pyriproxifen, for control of the Asian tiger mosquito.

Project Methods
Autodissemination of pyriproxifen, wherein treating a small area results in far wider coverage, offers economic and environmental benefits. We propose operational research in which autodissemination moves toward implementation and is extended to Ae. albopictus. Scale-up experiments on efficacy will result in strategies using available products and equipment. We will also conduct risk analysis on autodissemination by establishing autodissemination distance from the source site, transfer to non-target water, and residue concentrations. Our data will aid us in efforts to modify the label.