Study summary
Evaluation of Cold and Thermal Fogging Spraying Methods for Mosquito Control
Al-Sarar AS, Al-Shahrani D, Hussein HI, Bayoumi AE, Abobakr Y
Read the original paper- Study type
- Field Trial
- Year
- 2013
- Published in
- Neotropical Entomology 43(1):85-89
- Evidence strength
- Well-supported evidence
Summary
Semi-field comparison of cold versus thermal fogging against caged Culex.
Key findings
Thermal fogging out-performed cold fogging under hot-dry conditions and held knockdown regardless of distance from the spray line, while cold-fog efficacy fell off with distance.
Limitations
Caged adults in one arid climate, with cyphenothrin and other pyrethroids rather than the actives in consumer foggers.