Efficacy of acetamiprid and fipronil fly baits against the housefly (Musca domestica L.) under laboratory conditions

Vet World Vol.11 July-2018 Article-11

Research Article

Veterinary World, 11(7): 953-958

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2018.953-958

Mikhail Alekseevich Levchenko, Elena Anatol'evna Silivanova, Ruzilya Khusanovna Bikinyaeva, and Galina Fedorovna Balabanova

All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Veterinary Entomology and Arachnology - Branch of Federal State Institution, Federal Research Center, Tyumen Scientific Center of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tyumen, Russian Federation.

Background and Aim: This study was conducted to estimate the efficacy of neonicotinoid acetamiprid and phenylpyrazole fipronil, applied alone or in the mixture, against adults of M. domestica and to evaluate the efficacy of fly bait formulations containing acetamiprid and fipronil under laboratory conditions.

Materials and Methods: The adult flies, M. domestica of laboratory strain, were used in laboratory bioassays. The efficacy of acetamiprid and fipronil as technical substances, when applied alone and in the mixture, against adult flies was tested by no-choice feeding bioassays. The insecticidal efficacy of bait formulations (wet powder) with acetamiprid or fipronil or their mixture was tested against flies by choice feeding bioassays. The probit analysis was used to calculate lethal concentrations of insecticides, and the χ2 test was used to analyze the interaction between fipronil and acetamiprid in the mixture.

Results: Fipronil was more toxic to adults of M. domestica than acetamiprid in laboratory tests. Lethal concentrations for 50% mortality (95% confidence interval) of flies were 0.0159% (0.0124-0.0205) of acetamiprid and 0.000119% (0.000039- 0.0002640) of fipronil. The mixture containing fipronil at concentration 0.005% and acetamiprid at concentration 0.05% had the additive effect on fly mortality.

Conclusion: The results of laboratory feeding bioassays indicate that the mixture of fipronil and acetamiprid might have a potential to use in toxic bait formulations against houseflies. Keywords: fly bait, housefly management, insecticide interaction, insecticide mixture.

Keywords: fly bait, housefly management, insecticide interaction, insecticide mixture.

How to cite this article: Levchenko MA, Silivanova EA, Bikinyaeva RK, Balabanova GF (2018) Efficacy of acetamiprid and fipronil fly baits against the housefly (Musca domestica L.) under laboratory conditions, Veterinary World, 11(7):953-958.

Received: 30-03-2018 Accepted: 05-06-2018 Published online: 16-07-2018

Corresponding author: Elena Anatol'evna Silivanova E-mail: 11eas@vniivea.ru

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.953-958

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