Study summary
Vapor toxicity of five volatile pyrethroids against Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Anopheles quadrimaculatus
Bibbs CS, et al.
Read the original paper- Study type
- Lab
- Year
- 2018
- Published in
- Pest Management Science 74(12):2699-2706
- Evidence strength
- Limited evidence
Summary
Laboratory vapor-toxicity ranking of five volatile pyrethroids against four mosquito species.
Key findings
Transfluthrin and meperfluthrin were most potent, followed by metofluthrin, then prallethrin; prallethrin was measurably weaker as a vapor-phase active than transfluthrin or metofluthrin across all four species.
Limitations
Controlled laboratory vapor-chamber assay that does not measure real-world personal protection, distance, or duration.