autodissemination
English
Etymology
auto- + dissemination
Noun
autodissemination (uncountable)
- dissemination of an insecticide by introducing it into insects which are then released into the environment
- 2015 July 18, “Predicting Scenarios for Successful Autodissemination of Pyriproxyfen by Malaria Vectors from Their Resting Sites to Aquatic Habitats; Description and Simulation Analysis of a Field-Parameterizable Model”, in PLOS ONE, DOI::
- Such autodissemination of insecticide from resting sites to aquatic habitats via adult mosquitoes requires particularly potent larvicides, such as the pyriproxyfen (PPF) that interrupts normal development and metamorphosis of targeted mosquitoes.
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Related terms
- autodisseminate