Entomological Efficacy of Aerial Ultra-Low Volume Insecticide Applications against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mexico

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Abstract

A cluster-randomized controlled trial quantified the entomological efficacy of aerial ultra-low volume (AULV) applications of the insecticide chlorpyrifos against Aedes aegypti in Puerto Vallarta, México, during November-October 2017. The trial involved 16 large (1 × 1 km) clusters distributed between treatment-control arms. Primary endpoint was the abundance of Ae. aegypti indoors (total adults, females, and blood-fed females) collected using Prokopack aspirators. After four consecutive weekly cycles of AULV, all adult Ae. aegypti infestation indices were significantly lower in the treatment arm (OR and IRR ≤ 0.28). Efficacy in reducing indoor Ae. aegypti increased with each weekly application cycle from 30 to 73% (total adults), 33 to 76% (females), and 45.5 to 89% (blood-fed females). Entomological indices remained significantly lower in the treatment arm up to 2 wk after the fourth spraying round. Performing AULV spraying can have significant and lasting entomological impact on Ae. aegypti as long as multiple (ideally four) spray cycles are implemented using an effective insecticide.

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Correa-Morales, F., Dzul-Manzanilla, F., Bibiano-Marín, W., Vadillo-Sánchez, J., Medina-Barreiro, A., Martin-Park, A., … Manrique-Saide, P. (2019). Entomological Efficacy of Aerial Ultra-Low Volume Insecticide Applications against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mexico. Journal of Medical Entomology, 56(5), 1331–1337. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz066

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