The Macrocyclic Lactone 'Spinosad,' a Promising Insecticide for Tsetse Fly Control

The susceptibility of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae), Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Vanderplank), and G. m. morsitans (Westwood) to topically applied spinosad, a mixture of insecticidal molecules from the actinomycete Saccharopolyspora spinosa, is almost as high as to deltamethrin. However, sus...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology 2004-09, Vol.41 (5), p.814-818
Main Authors: De Deken, R, Speybroeck, N, Gillain, G, Sigue, H, Batawi, K, Van Den Bossche, P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Glossina palpalis
Glossinidae
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Summary:The susceptibility of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae), Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Vanderplank), and G. m. morsitans (Westwood) to topically applied spinosad, a mixture of insecticidal molecules from the actinomycete Saccharopolyspora spinosa, is almost as high as to deltamethrin. However, susceptibility to spinosad does not differ significantly between teneral and gravid flies, contrary to deltamethrin. Spinosad might be a promising candidate for future tsetse control by the sequential aerial technique.
ISSN:0022-2585
DOI:10.1043/0022-2585(2004)041<0814:TMLSAP>2.0.CO;2