TY - JOUR
T1 - Laboratory evaluations of xanthan gum for the control of Aedes atropalpus (Diptera
T2 - Culicidae) pupae
AU - Pittendrigh, Barry Robert
AU - Zacharuk, R. Y.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - A potential mosquito control agent, xanthan gum powder, was applied to a still water surface to determine its efficacy in killing Aedes atropalpus pupae. The ED50 of xanthan gum was 6.18 gm/m2, and the LT50 was 14.2 min. When xanthan gum was applied at a rate of 22.47 gm/m2, water depth had no effect on level of pupal mortality. The xanthan surface layer prevented access by the pupae to the air-water interface. -from Authors
AB - A potential mosquito control agent, xanthan gum powder, was applied to a still water surface to determine its efficacy in killing Aedes atropalpus pupae. The ED50 of xanthan gum was 6.18 gm/m2, and the LT50 was 14.2 min. When xanthan gum was applied at a rate of 22.47 gm/m2, water depth had no effect on level of pupal mortality. The xanthan surface layer prevented access by the pupae to the air-water interface. -from Authors
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U2 - 10.1093/ee/21.6.1267
DO - 10.1093/ee/21.6.1267
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027019873
SN - 0046-225X
VL - 21
SP - 1267
EP - 1270
JO - Environmental Entomology
JF - Environmental Entomology
IS - 6
ER -