Background:Pre-adult dengue vector is controlled through management of the environment and the use of insecticides, although they have not yet entirely reduced dengue cas es. Development of method to control dengue vector physically have been conducted using electric current device converting DC into AC current. Methods: The study was conducted in three stages, aimed to find the effectiveness…
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is endemic disease in Indonesia and the main prevention of it can be performed by eradication of mosquitoes nest. The study aims analyze the relationship between knowledge and attitudes toward eradication of mosquitoes nest with practices in eradication of mosquitoes nest in Karngjati village, Blora Regency. A descriptive correlation design was employed and all data wer…
K-OTHRINE 20 EW® insecticides were tested in 100 and 200 ml/ha with the application of fumigation using pure water as solvent and mixture of water and glycol. It was equally effective to kill Ae. aegypti mosquitoes indoor and outdoor with the mortality of 100%. Similarly, the insecticide effectively provides mortality of 90.0 – 94.8% to the Cx. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes, indoor and outdoor…
A TRIAL OF Laden 5000 EC (dosage of 250,500,750 and 1000 ml/ha) was carried out using thermal fogging against DHF vector Aedes aegypti and filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus. Fogging was conducted in the morning arround human habitation of Salatiga Manicipility in 2007. Air bioassay lest ahowed that laden 5000 EC dosage 750 and 1000 ml/ha were effective to control Ae. Aegypti and Cx. Quin…