Effectiveness of autocidal gravid trapping and chemical control in altering abundance and age structure of Aedes albopictus.
Anastasia C FigurskeyBrandon D HollingsworthMichael S DoyleMichael Hay ReiskindPublished in: Pest management science (2022)
This household-level study, though limited in size, observed significant reductions in nuisance Ae. albopictus when combining AGOs and GATs with chemical controls for an eight-week period. Delayed population aging in AGO-treated yards suggests that traps also could mitigate disease transmission risk. Future studies should test these control methods at the neighborhood level to evaluate large-scale effectiveness as well as assess the effect of autocidal ovitraps without chemical intervention. © 2022 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.