Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 23, 2026

Maintaining Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Infected with Wolbachia
Published on: August 14, 2017
Mosquitocidal Chips Containing the Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen for Control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera:
Kristen C Stevens1, Roberto M Pereira2, Philip G Koehler3
1Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32653, USA. kcstevens93@gmail.com.
Abstract:
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.
Related Concept Videos
Methods for Controlling Microbial Growth
Osmoregulation in Insects
Physical Methods for Controlling Microbial Growth: Temperature
Physical Methods for Controlling Microbial Growth: Radiation and Filtration
Regulated Protein Degradation
Protein degradation plays two important roles in the cells. It helps to protect cells from misfolded or damaged proteins before they lead to a...
Master Transcription Regulators

