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Effects of permethrin-treated screens on phlebotomine sand flies, with reference to Phlebotomus martini (Diptera: Psychodidae). 1995

M Basimike, and M J Mutinga

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.

Effects of permethrin-treated screens on the sand fly, Phlebotomus martini Parrot, a vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya, were evaluated after the eighth treatment. Screens treated with 0.50 g/m2 of permethrin 20% emulsifiable concentrate were fitted inside houses and re-treated every 6 mo from August 1989 to December 1993. Before application of the treated screens, a geometric mean of 0.83 P. martini were collected per trap night inside houses, whereas after the eighth treatment only 0.05 sand flies were caught. P. martini abundance was reduced by 88.8%. Analysis of the effects of treated screens on the total sand fly population (all species) indicated that 1.79 sand flies were collected per night per house before deployment of treated screens, whereas 0.16 flies were caught after the eighth treatment. The percentage of sand fly reduction inside treated houses increased with successive treatment of the screens, and a reduction of 81.4% was observed after the eighth treatment. Permethrin-treated screens did not reduce the sand fly engorgement rate inside houses.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007300	Insect Control	The reduction or regulation of the population of noxious, destructive, or dangerous insects through chemical, biological, or other means.	Control, Insect
D007306	Insecticides	Pesticides designed to control insects that are harmful to man. The insects may be directly harmful, as those acting as disease vectors, or indirectly harmful, as destroyers of crops, food products, or textile fabrics.	Insecticide
D010691	Phlebotomus	A genus of PSYCHODIDAE which functions as the vector of a number of pathogenic organisms, including LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; Bartonella bacilliformis, and the Pappataci fever virus (SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS).
D011576	Psychodidae	Small, hairy, moth-like flies which are of considerable public health importance as vectors of certain pathogenic organisms. Important disease-related genera are PHLEBOTOMUS, Lutzomyia, and Sergentomyia.	Lutzomyia,Moth Flies,Phlebotominae,Psychodinae,Sandflies,Sergentomyia,Sand Flies,Flies, Moth,Flies, Sand,Fly, Moth,Fly, Sand,Lutzomyias,Moth Fly,Sand Fly,Sandfly,Sergentomyias
D011722	Pyrethrins	The active insecticidal constituent of CHRYSANTHEMUM CINERARIIFOLIUM flowers. Pyrethrin I is the pyretholone ester of chrysanthemummonocarboxylic acid and pyrethrin II is the pyretholone ester of chrysanthemumdicarboxylic acid monomethyl ester.	Pyrethrin,Pyrethroid,Pyrethroids
D006798	Housing	Living facilities for humans.	Family-Patient Lodging,Patient-Family Lodging,Family Patient Lodging,Family-Patient Lodgings,Lodging, Family-Patient,Lodging, Patient-Family,Lodgings, Family-Patient,Lodgings, Patient-Family,Patient Family Lodging,Patient-Family Lodgings
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D026023	Permethrin	A pyrethroid insecticide commonly used in the treatment of LICE INFESTATIONS and SCABIES.	Cyclopropanecarboxylic Acid, 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-, (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl ester,(m-Phenoxybenzyl)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate,3-Phenoxybenzyl-(+-)-cis,trans-2,2-dichlorovinyl-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropylcarboxylic acid, ester,3-Phenoxybenzyl-cis,trans-(1RS)-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate,Ambush,Elimite,FMC-33297,NIA-33297,NRDC-143,NRDC-147,Nittifor,PP-557,Permethrin, (1R-cis)-Isomer,Permethrin, (1R-trans)-Isomer,Permethrin, (1S-cis)-Isomer,Permethrin, (1S-trans)-Isomer,Permethrin, (cis)-Isomer,Permethrin, (cis-(+-))-Isomer,Permethrin, (trans)-Isomer,Permethrin, (trans-(+-))-Isomer,Permethrin, trans-(1RS)-Isomer,S-3151,cis-(1RS)-permethrin,cis-permethrin,permethrin, cis-(1RS)-isomer,trans-(1RS)-Permethrin,trans-permethrin,FMC 33297,FMC33297,NIA 33297,NIA33297,NRDC 143,NRDC 147,NRDC143,NRDC147,PP 557,PP557,S 3151,S3151,cis permethrin,trans permethrin