Larvicidal Effect of Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) Formulations on Aedes aegypti Larvae in the Laboratory
Norashiqin Misni, Hidayatulfathi Othman, Sallehudin Sulaiman
Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract
Trypsin Modulating Oostatic factor (TMOF), a peptide hormone originally isolated from the ovaries of adult Aedes aegypti, is currently under commercial development as a new insecticide. This study was carried out to evaluate the various formulations of TMOF viz recombinant TMOF yeast cell paste form, TMOF yeast cell dried powder form, a combination of TMOF and Bti rice husk, Continue reading →