Attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSBs) are an underexploited method for mosquito control. For
ATSBs to be more widely accepted, demonstrably effective ingredients need to be verified …

Background Sugar alcohols, such as erythritol, are low-impact candidates for attractive toxic
sugar baits (ATSB) to kill mosquitoes. To determine whether erythritol has a viable future in …

The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti Linnaeus is a major vector of several viruses that
cause disease in humans and other animals. Conventional insecticides have been used for …

Attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSBs) require target insects to locate, orient toward, and feed
on an insecticidal sugar solution to control populations. Formulating these baits with different …

Both female and male mosquitoes consume sugar meals to obtain carbohydrates used for
energy. This behavior has recently been identified as a possible mosquito control target, as …

Summary Erythritol, a non-nutritive 4-carboned polyol, was demonstrated to have
insecticidal properties for multiple arthropod pests. The erythritol formulations combined with …

Around the world, mosquitoes continue to transmit disease-causing pathogens and develop
resistance to insecticides. We previously discovered that a generally regarded as safe …

Abstract Toxic Sugar Baits (TSBs) are an inexpensive and field-applicable approach to
deliver a variety of insecticides to sugar-seeking mosquitoes. We reasoned that …

Insecticide application for vector control is the most controversial component of a public
health program due to concerns about environmental and human health safety. One …

Background. The attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) is a promising strategy for controlling
mosquitoes at the adult stage. The strategy is based on the use of a combination of fruit …