Methionine as a safe and effective novel biorational mosquito larvicide.

Emma N I WeeksJulie BaniszewskiSalvador A GezanSandra A AllanJames P CudaBruce R Stevens

Published in: Pest management science (2018)

EPA regulations currently exempt methionine in pesticide formulations applied to agricultural crops. This study demonstrates that methionine is a highly effective mosquito larvicide that can provide a beneficial new biorational, environmentally sustainable tool to control pestiferous mosquitoes. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
dengue virus
risk assessment
zika virus
amino acid
climate change
heavy metals