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Table 2 Summary of field trials for controlling Aedes in the Pacific

From: The argument for integrating vector control with multiple drug administration campaigns to ensure elimination of lymphatic filariasis

Vector* Breeding site Country Control method % Reduction in Mosquitoes Reference
Ae. polynesiensis Crab holes Fiji 1% Lindane and plugging of crab holes 0% on biting 26
Ae. polynesiensis All types French Polynesia Breeding site elimination within 100 yd. of village 80% to 90% Kessel JF, 1965, unpublished
Ae. polynesiensis All types French Polynesia Breeding site elimination; vegetation control 81% of biting Adults Byrd EE, St Amant LS, 1959, unpublished
Ae. polynesiensis and Ae. samoanus All types Samoa DDT spray of breeding site and fogging of houses/bush 64% of biting adults Suzuki, Stone, 1976, unpublished
Ae. polynesiensis and Ae. samoanus Not reported Samoa Abate larvicide and malathion fog 60% of biting adults Chow CY, 1974, unpublished
Ae. polynesiensis Not reported American Samoa DDT house spraying; aerial spraying every 14 days 0% of adults after 14 days Wharton JD, Jachowski LA, 1980, unpublished
Ae. aegypti and Ae. polynesiensis Cisterns, wells, drums French Polynesia Integrated control (Abate, sealing drums, polystyrene beads, Poecillia reticulata) 84% of adults 23
Ae. polynesiensis Crab holes French Polynesia Mesocyclops aspericornis 98% of larvae 21
Ae. polynesiensis Crab holes French Polynesia Insecticide impregnated crab bait 86% of larvae 39
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