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Sterilising effects of pyriproxyfen on Anopheles arabiensis and its potential use in malaria control

BACKGROUND: Insecticide resistance poses a major threat to current vector control campaigns. Insecticides with novel modes of action are therefore in high demand. Pyriproxyfen (PPF), a conventional mosquito pupacide, has a unique mode of action that also sterilises adult mosquitoes (unable to produc...

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Autores principales: Harris, Caroline, Lwetoijera, Dickson W, Dongus, Stefan, Matowo, Nancy S, Lorenz, Lena M, Devine, Gregor J, Majambere, Silas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23683439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-144