Publications by authors named "Susumu Saita"
EcoBio-Block S, a novel controlled release system (CRS) for the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen, uses a water-purifying concrete block system (EcoBio-Block) composed of a porous volcanic rock and cement, and it incorporates the aerobic bacterial groups of Bacillus subtilis natto. EcoBio-Block S showed high inhibitory activity against mosquito emergence as well as a water-purifying effect. Chemical analysis and bioassay showed that EcoBio-Block S provides a high-performance CRS that controls the release of pyriproxyfen at low levels according to "zero order kinetics".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMark-release-recapture experiments with Anopheles saperoi (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Yona Forest, northern Okinawa, Japan.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
January 2005
Six mark-release-recapture experiments with Anopheles saperoi Bohart and Ingram were performed in the Yona Forest, northern Okinawa, Japan from June 1998 - November 1999, in order to estimate the gonotrophic cycle, survival, spatial distribution, flight range, and population size of An. saperoi. Adults and immature An.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEntomological surveys of malaria in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR, in 1999 and 2000.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
September 2002
Article Synopsis
- The study examined Anopheline mosquitos and their role in malaria transmission across three periods in 1999 and 2000 in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR.
- A total of 28 mosquito species were collected, with Anopheles dirus and An. minimus identified as primary malaria vectors through various detection methods.
- The study also noted unique findings, such as the presence of previously unrecorded species and the host preferences and biting behaviors of common mosquito species linked to malaria incidence in the region.