Evaluation of a new spraying machine for barrier treatment and penetration of bifenthrin on vegetation against mosquitoes.

abstract

• The effectiveness and penetration of a novel, truck-mounted mist sprayer (3WC-30-4P provided by American LongRay) was evaluated with bifenthrin in a large, park-like setting with historic floodwater and woodland mosquito populations. Efficacy evaluations were determined through adult population collections and excised leaf bioassays. Trapping results showed a mean reduction of 77% in mosquito populations in the treated area for 5 sampling events up to 4wk posttreatment. Leaf bioassays revealed an average mortality of 80% at 2.7m and 51% at 5.5m against laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti for 5 posttreatment samples. Leaves collected from the treated areas caused higher mortality at distances closer to the sprayer, though the distance and coverage of bifenthrin application was effective up to 5m.

authors

• Kaufman, Phillip

published proceedings

• J Am Mosq Control Assoc

author list (cited authors)

• Fulcher, A., Farooq, M., Smith, M. L., Li, C., Scott, J. M., Thomson, E., Kaufman, P. E., & Xue, R.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Fulcher, Ali||Farooq, Muhammad||Smith, Michael L||Li, Chun-Xiao||Scott, Jodi M||Thomson, Emily||Kaufman, Phillip E||Xue, Rui-De

publication date

• March 2015

publisher

• The American Mosquito Control Association  Publisher

published in

• The Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association  Journal

keywords

• Aedes Aegypti
• Animals
• Barrier Treatment
• Bifenthrin
• Culicidae
• Florida
• Insecticides
• Mist Spray Machine
• Mosquito Control
• Plant Leaves
• Pyrethrins
• Vegetation

PubMed Central ID

• 25843180

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2987/14-6424R.1

start page

• 85

end page

• 92

volume

• 31

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2987/14-6424r.1

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being