Comparative performance of mobi and thermal fogger during field operations directed for control of adult mosquito population
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https://doi.org/10.55627/zoobotanica.003.01.0944Keywords:
Deltamethrin, Aedes aegypti, mobi-fogger, thermal fogger, insecticides, mosquito, knockdownAbstract
In Pakistan, vector-borne illnesses are becoming more prevalent. Numerous illnesses, including malaria, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), chikungunya, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, and dengue shock syndrome (DSS), are spread by mosquitoes. The current vector control program is getting harder every day with fewer and fewer control interventions. Therefore, in practice, Integrated Vector Management (IVM)-based systems rely heavily on environmental management and the prudent use of chemicals. The field trials for this study were conducted at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, which is situated in Pakistan's Punjab province. Mosquito breeding grounds were chosen in the area around the university. Adults of Culex species and A. aegypti were used in the trials. A variety of foggers were positioned in front of the cages. The suggested dosage for mosquitoes, which was 33–66 milliliters per five liters of diesel, was followed while mixing this chemical with diesel. Diesel alone, without any chemicals, was used to treat the control. As an emulsifiable concentration and ultra-low-volume formulation, deltamethrin 1.5%EC is used. After fogging for five minutes, data was gathered. When the mortality and knockdown of these foggers were examined, the results indicated that traditional thermal foggers had a higher mosquito mortality rate at 10 feet as opposed to 5 feet, 15 feet, and 20 feet, respectively. Mosquitoes showed higher mortality at a 5 ft. distance when exposed to mobi-foggers, which had a low throw than conventional foggers In contrast, a typical thermal fogger demonstrated a high rate of mosquito knockdown at a distance of 15 feet as opposed to 5 feet, 10 feet, and 20 feet, respectively. In the case of a mobi-fogger, mosquitoes showed higher knockdown at a distance of 20 feet than others because mobi-foggers have a lower throw than conventional foggers. The conclusion is that thermal foggers are recommended because of their higher fog throw compared to mobi-foggers; nonetheless, both conventional thermal foggers and mobi-foggers have the same high throw for mortality and knockdown.
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