This section summarizes all evidence collected by EFSA from published studies on the efficacy of various substances available for mosquito control.
Summaries of available scientific evidence are provided concerning:
Efficacy is defined as:
\[ Efficacy = 1 - \frac{\text{vector mortality in the treated group}}{\text{vector mortality in the control group}} \]
Please note that some studies did not report the efficacy. In that case, the vector mortality was collected instead.
The figures below give an overview of substances for which experimental assessments of efficacy against midges are available. Please note that experimental protocols differed greatly: studies could have many different substance application methods, from different doses and frequencies, to different time of exposure.
Plots are interactive: drag the mouse to zoom and click on the legend names to choose which categories to hide/show.
The following plots show the substance efficacy (or vector mortality, when efficacy was not reported) by host species where the treatment was applied.
The evidence retrieved for insecticide/repellent treatments applied to clothing only pertains to humans.
The following plots show the substance efficacy (or vector mortality when efficacy was reported) by way of treatment administration.
The graph below shows the results of studies reporting treatment efficacy.
The graph below shows the results of studies reporting vector mortality.
Efficacy and mortality were the most common types of outcomes reported, and these studies have been presented above. The table below lists all studies in which other types of outcomes were reported.