13 - Duet® Gives Bugs the Jitters, Enhances Spray Exposure

Abstract: Research has demonstrated that the active ingredients present in the Duet portfolio of products, Sumithrin and prallethrin, act in tandem to cause “benign agitation.” This effect consists of a unique, non-biting excitation of wild mosquitoes within a treatment area causing mosquitoes to come into contact with a larger amount of product droplets and increasing their likelihood of encountering a kill dosage during treatment.

This talk will further analyze the efficacy of Duet's benign agitation for managing mosquito populations through a series of controlled experiments. The results of these experiments demonstrate that Duet's benign agitation not only enhances mosquitoes' exposure to active ingredients but also reduces their ability to evade treatment. This suggests that integrating benign agitation techniques with targeted insecticide applications offers a promising strategy for effective mosquito management while minimizing product usage and environmental impacts.

These analyses and research contribute to the growing body of knowledge on innovative mosquito control methods and underscore the potential for enhancing product efficacy through novel techniques.