The Mossie-Buster: a hose-driven insecticide delivery tool for the control of container-breeding mosquitoes.

A novel insecticide delivery tool, the Mossie-Buster, was recently developed to control larval populations from urban breeding sites in Townsville, Australia. This functional and user-friendly control device directly targets the main breeding sites of Aedes aegypti (L.) with a focused delivery of insecticides. The Mossie-Buster comprises a commercially available device and attachments that mix an insecticide solution into the flow of water emitted from a hose. Attached to the device is a trigger for controlled insecticide release. Preliminary laboratory and field trials demonstrated the tool to be effective in eliminating all Ae. aegypti present in various typical breeding containers in different environmental conditions for a minimum of 2 wk in exposed areas to 3 months in an unexposed area.