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- Title
Effect of different droplet size on the knockdown efficacy of directly sprayed insecticides.
- Authors
Sugiura, Masaaki; Horibe, Yoshihiro; Kawada, Hitoshi; Takagi, Masahiro
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although insecticidal aerosols have been widely accepted for household use, the discharged amount should be maintained at minimum levels because they contain volatile organic compounds. Hence, it would be valuable to develop a technique whereby insecticide droplets adhere efficiently to an insect's body. The present study was undertaken in order to clarify how differences in the mode of adhesion to the insect body influence the knockdown effect. RESULTS: When the discharged volume of droplets with different diameters was the same, the adhesion volume of larger droplets was twice that of smaller droplets, resulting in a higher insect knockdown. In contrast, when the adhesion volume of the two droplet types was the same, a greater number of smaller droplets than larger droplets adhered, and the smaller droplets caused higher insect knockdown. The knockdown effect of both droplet types was lowered when the mesothoracic spiracles of cockroaches were blocked; however, the effect of larger droplets was lowered to a lesser degree. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that, the probability of adhesion to the more susceptible regions of an insect's body, i.e., areas surrounding the mesothoracic spiracles, was improved when a greater number of smaller droplets were adhered, resulting in higher knockdown. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry
- Subjects
AEROSOLS; INSECTICIDES; PEST control; COCKROACHES; HOUSEFLY control
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2011, Vol 67, Issue 9, p1115
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.2157