autodissemination

noun

dissemination of an insecticide by introducing it into insects which are then released into the environment

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Meanings

nounautodissemination (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledissemination of an insecticide by introducing it into insects which are then released into the environment

    Such autodissemination of insecticide from resting sites to aquatic habitats via adult mosquitoes requires particularly potent larvicides, such as the pyriproxyfen (PPF) that interrupts normal development and metamorphosis of targeted mosquitoes.

    2015 July 18, “Predicting Scenarios for Successful Autodissemination of Pyriproxyfen by Malaria Vectors from Their Resting Sites to Aquatic Habitats; Description and Simulation Analysis of a Field-Parameterizable Model”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From auto- + dissemination.

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autodissemination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodissemination

MLA

“autodissemination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodissemination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autodissemination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodissemination.

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