Brief review on materials used as carrier agents for larvicide formulations

Abstract

Mosquito-borne diseases are great concerns of people in the worldwide, especially dengue. There are 390 million people infected with dengue in a year. According to Dengue Situation Update Report for Western Pacific Region, there is an increment in the number of the infected areas as compared to the same period of previous year. World of Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health (MOH) from every country pay the highest attention towards this issue. Other than inventing new formulation of adulticides, application of larvicide is newly emerging as an effective method to control mosquitoes from spreading virus. In this brief review, several recent studies about ways of the virus transmitted through mosquito biting behaviour, larvicide formulation and types of carrier agents being used to carry larvicide will be discussed. In order to sustain the aquatic ecosystem, materials for carrier agents should be environmental-friendly. This review paper will give insight into the recent development in carrier system for mosquitoes larvicide formulations.