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. 2023 Oct 30;8:119. Originally published 2023 Mar 16. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19131.3

Table 1. List of studies on autodissemination technology with different insect growth regulator (IGR) for controlling different malaria vectors.

SN Study Country Method
details
Year Target
mosquito
Species
Insect
growth
regulator
Conclusion References
1 Autodissemination
of pyriproxyfen
suppresses stable
populations of
Anopheles arabiensis
under semi-controlled
settings
Tanzania Semi field
experiment
2019 An. arabiensis Pyriproxyfen Suppression of
stable populations
of malaria vectors
using a small
number of simple
autodissemination
devices.
47
2 Effective
autodissemination
of pyriproxyfen to
breeding sites by the
exophilic malaria vector
Anopheles arabiensis in
semi-field settings in
Tanzania
Tanzania Semi field
experiment
2014 An. arabiensis Pyriproxyfen Anopheles arabiensis
effectively
autodisseminated
PPF to breeding
habitats
39
3 Predicting Scenarios
for Successful
Autodissemination of
Pyriproxyfen by Malaria
Vectors from Their
Resting Sites to Aquatic
Habitats; Description
and Simulation
Analysis of a Field-
Parameterizable Model
Tanzania Mathematical
Modelling
2015 Not assessed Pyriproxyfen Autodissemination
technology can
effectively eliminate
malaria transmission
s during the dry
season with effective
contamination of
aquatic habitats and
retain PPF activity for
one week
64
4 Testing a pyriproxyfen
auto-dissemination
station attractive
to gravid Anopheles
gambiae sensu stricto
for the development of
a novel attract-release-
and-kill strategy for
malaria vector control
Kenya Semi field
experiment
2019 Anopheles
gambiae s.s
Pyriproxyfen Designed bait
stations successfully
attracted gravid
females which were
subsequently dusted
with effective levels
of PPF.
45
5 Development of an autodissemination strategy for the deployment of novel control agents targeting the common malaria mosquito, Anopheles quadrimaculatus say (Diptera: Culicidae) USA Semi field
experiment
2018 Anopheles
quadrimaculatus
Pyriproxyfen, Triflumuron and Novaluron Autodissemination approaches with novaluron may be a suitable tool to manage Anopheles populations 46