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Control of rodent fleas using systemic insecticides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

T. J. Mbise
T. J. Mbise
Affiliation:
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P. O. Box 3015, Morogoro, Tanzania
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Abstract

Rodent flea control to prevent spread of diseases of which rodents are reservoirs has often been carried out using insecticides. The insecticides are either dusted or sprayed in the entire area affected or placed in baiting boxes sometimes with rodenticides to control rodents and fleas, simultaneously. Systemic insecticides to control rodent fleas though found efficient, easy to apply and less hazardous to the environment, have only been demonstrated in the laboratory and field, but have not been commercially available.

It is suggested that using novel pesticide formulation techniques such as microencapsulation, tableting, employing bait attractants and additives and synthesis of metabolites of effective systemic insecticide could lead to the use of baits containing systemic insecticide to control rodents and fleas simultaneously and avoid undue expenses and hazards.

Résumé

Lalutte contre les puces sur rongeurs en vue de prevenir la propagation de maladies dont les rongeurs constituent des reservoirs a souvent été conduite avec des insecticides. Ces insecticides sont soit appliqués sous forme de poudre soit pulvérisés sur toute la zone affectée ou encore places dans des boîntes-appâts, quelque fois en association avec des rodenticides pour détruire simultanemént les rongeurs et les puces.

Les insecticides systémiques pur contrôler les puces, malgré la preuve de leur efficacité, de leur facilité d'utilisation et des risques moindres pouir l'objet de recherches qu'en laboratoire et sur le terrain, mais n'ont jamais ete utilisés à grande échelle.

Il est espéré que l'usage de nouvelles techniques de fabrication de pesticide telles que la microencapsulation, la mise en forme decomprime l'emploi d'attrait au moyen d'appats, d'additifs comprime, synthese de metabolites systemique d'insecticides systemique effectifs purrient condurire à l'utilisation d'appats containant l'insecticides systemiques pur controler simultanément les rongeurs et les puces et ansi eviter des depenses inutiles et minimiser les dangers.

Keywords

Oriental rat fleassystemic insecticidesformulation techniquesPuce orientale du ratinsecticides systemiquestechniques de formulation
Type
Research Articles
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 235 - 239
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Copyright © ICIPE 1994

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