Species Used in Our Efficacy Assessments
Test Species
Field assay
Laboratory assay
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Medically important insects
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Common malaria mosquito - Anopheles quadrimaculatus
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Southern house mosquito - Culex quinquefasciatus
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Diptera: Yellow fever mosquito - Aedes aegypti
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Lone star tick - Amblyomma americanum
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Deer tick - Ixodes scapularis
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Brown dog tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus
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Wood tick - Dermacentor variabilis
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Biting midges / No-see-ums - Ceratopogonidae (family)
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Chiggers - Tunga penetrans
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Blackfly - Simuliidae (family)
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Lice - Pediculus humanus humanus
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Bedbug - Cimex lectularius
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Stable fly - Stomoxys calcitrans
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Green peach aphid - Myzus persicae
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Oleander aphid - Aphis nerii
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Cabbage aphid - Brevicoryne brassicae
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Whitefly - Bemisia tabaci
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Slugs - Various species (e.g., Deroceras reticulatum)
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Snails - Various species (e.g., Cornu aspersum)
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Mealybugs - Pseudococcidae (family)
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Two-spotted spider mite - Tetranychus urticae
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House cricket - Acheta domesticus
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Earwig - Forficula auricularia
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Harlequin bug - Murgantia histrionica
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Brown marmorated stink bug - Halyomorpha halys
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Bagrada bug - Bagrada hilaris
Garden pests
Home pests
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Indian mealmoth - Plodia interpunctella
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Clothes moth - Tinea pellionella
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Black widow - Latrodectus mactans
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American cockroach - Periplaneta americana
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Oriental cockroach - Blatta orientalis
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German cockroach - Blattella germanica
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House fly - Musca domestica
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Carpet beetle - Anthrenus verbasci
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Fruit fly - Drosophila melanogaster
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Fungus gnat - Sciaridae (family)
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Mealworm - Tenebrio molitor
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Red flour beetle - Tribolium castaneum
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Silverfish - Lepisma saccharinum
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Termites - Isoptera (infraorder)
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Argentine ant - Linepithema humile