The argument for integrating vector control with multiple drug administration campaigns to ensure elimination of lymphatic filariasis

Table 2 Summary of field trials for controlling Aedes in the Pacific

Vector*	Breeding site	Country	Control method	% Reduction in Mosquitoes	Reference
Ae. polynesiensis	Crab holes	Fiji	1% Lindane and plugging of crab holes	0% on biting	26
Ae. polynesiensis	All types	French Polynesia	Breeding site elimination within 100 yd. of village	80% to 90%	Kessel JF, 1965, unpublished
Ae. polynesiensis	All types	French Polynesia	Breeding site elimination; vegetation control	81% of biting Adults	Byrd EE, St Amant LS, 1959, unpublished
Ae. polynesiensis and Ae. samoanus	All types	Samoa	DDT spray of breeding site and fogging of houses/bush	64% of biting adults	Suzuki, Stone, 1976, unpublished
Ae. polynesiensis and Ae. samoanus	Not reported	Samoa	Abate larvicide and malathion fog	60% of biting adults	Chow CY, 1974, unpublished
Ae. polynesiensis	Not reported	American Samoa	DDT house spraying; aerial spraying every 14 days	0% of adults after 14 days	Wharton JD, Jachowski LA, 1980, unpublished
Ae. aegypti and Ae. polynesiensis	Cisterns, wells, drums	French Polynesia	Integrated control (Abate, sealing drums, polystyrene beads, Poecillia reticulata)	84% of adults	23
Ae. polynesiensis	Crab holes	French Polynesia	Mesocyclops aspericornis	98% of larvae	21
Ae. polynesiensis	Crab holes	French Polynesia	Insecticide impregnated crab bait	86% of larvae	39