Mosquito vector control compositions, methods and products utilizing same
The present inventions concerns use of a certain methoxyacrylate compound to control mosquitoes, and vector control solutions comprising a defined methoxyacrylate compound, in particular the invention relates to a substrate, to a composition, for controlling mosquitoes comprising a defined methoxyacrylate compound, and to certain methoxyacrylate compounds.
1. A method of controlling mosquitos, the method comprising: applying to a mosquito or to a locus of interaction of a mosquito a compound of Formula (VIII),
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the development of vector-borne diseases is reduced.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mosquito is a vector of pathogenic disease.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying comprises:
(a) applying an effective amount of a liquid composition comprising the compound of Formula (VIII), and a polymeric binder, to a surface of a dwelling; or
(b) placing a substrate or non-living material incorporated with the compound of Formula (VIII) within a dwelling.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mosquito is selected from Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles arabiensis, Anopheles coluzzii, Anopheles funestus.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the mosquito is selected from Anopheles stephensi.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying is to the mosquito.