scholarly journals Dataset for Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Cross Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hribar
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Monroe County ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Dry Ice ◽  
Key Largo

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District deploys dry ice-baited light traps to monitor mosquito populations throughout the Florida Keys. Cross Key is an island directly north of Key Largo and via bridges it serves as a link between Key Largo and mainland Florida. This paper describes a data set compiled from trap collections on Cross Key, Florida, between September 23, 2002 and March 1, 2016.

scholarly journals Dataset for mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Vaca Key, Monroe County, Florida USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hribar
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Monroe County ◽  
Dry Ice

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has used dry ice-baited light traps to monitor mosquito populations on Vaca Key since 1998. The first site sampled was monitored continuously for almost 20 years until all vegetation was removed. This paper describes a dataset compiled over almost 20 years of continuous trapping along Manor Lane on Vaca Key, Florida.

scholarly journals Deinocerites cancer Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) on Grassy Key and Long Key in the Florida Keys, USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hribar
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Dry Ice

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has deployed dry ice-baited light traps to monitor mosquito populations throughout the Florida Keys starting in 1998. The crab hole mosquito, Deinocerites cancer Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) is a common mosquito throughout the Florida Keys. This paper describes a data set compiled over almost 20 years of trapping on Grassy Key and Long Key, Florida.

scholarly journals A Viability Assessment of Two Commercially Available Sticking Adjuvants Added to a Bifenthrin-Based Barrier Treatment on Aedes taeniorhycnhus

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
Michael B. Boehmler
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
Viability Assessment ◽  
All Solutions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Aedes Taeniorhynchus ◽  
Key Largo ◽  
Peak Summer

ABSTRACT In an effort to reduce Aedes taeniorhynchus numbers in the northernmost community of Key Largo, FL (known as Ocean Reef), during the peak summer months, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) has utilized a bifenthrin-based barrier application (Wisdom TC Flowable®) for several years. The FKMCD conducted a study comparing whether 2 aftermarket wetting/sticking adjuvants could improve the efficacy of the barrier treatments used to control Ae. taeniorhynchus. Maximum label rate was used for 3 separate solutions: Wisdom TC Flowable (1 fl oz/gal [7.81 ml/liter] water) with no additives (Wisdom), Wisdom with Lesco Spreader-Sticker® (0.08 fl oz [2.37 ml]), and Wisdom with Xtended Performance® (2.56 fl oz [75.71 ml]). All solutions were applied to 100-ft (approximately 3 m) sections of tree-lined roadways in Key Largo, FL, using a SR 420® Mistblower backpack sprayer (Stihl Corp.). Leaves were collected from each application area for 8 consecutive weeks. Leaves were used to perform leaf bioassays against local populations of Ae. taeniorhynchus adults, and mortality was recorded at 1, 4, and 24 h postexposure. This process was replicated 3 times. Treatments had variable mortality rates at 1, 4, and 24 h postexposure across 7 wk following application. Mortality rates for all mixtures decreased for all exposure times throughout the study. Overall, the Lesco Spreader-Sticker solution was the only combination with a positive significant difference in adult mortality after 24 h.

scholarly journals Ground Applications of Vectobac® WDG with A1 Super-Duty Mist Sprayer® and Micronair® AU5000 Atomizer for Suppression of Aedes aegypti Populations in the Florida Keys

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-279
Author(s):  
Heidi L. Murray ◽  
Catherine A. Pruszynski ◽  
Lawrence J. Hribar
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Larval Mortality ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis ◽  
Key West ◽  
F1 Generation

ABSTRACT Since 2011, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) has used the WALS® application strategy with VectoBac® WDG containing Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis via helicopter in Key West for the control of Aedes aegypti larval populations. In 2018, FKMCD conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of using a trailer-mounted A1 Super Duty Mist Sprayer® (A1 Mist Sprayers) with a Micronair® AU5000 (Micron Group) atomizer to apply VectoBac WDG by ground at the rate of 0.5 lb/acre (0.56 kg/ha). Bioassay cups were placed in a residential area encompassing open, moderate, and heavy cover scenarios between 0 and 300 ft (0–91.44 m) perpendicular to the spray line. An application rate of 0.5 lbs/acre (0.56 kg/ha) was used. Bioassay cups were collected after application and returned to the laboratory where 100 ml of distilled water and 10 F1 generation Ae. aegypti larvae were added. Laval mortality was monitored at 2, 4, and 24 h. Three separate runs were completed during the summer of 2018. Average larval mortality at 24 h was >90%. The field trial demonstrated sufficient efficacy to introduce this method of larviciding into operational use.

Analysis of wastewater management in the Florida Keys

Water Policy ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Sleasman
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
The State ◽  
Wastewater Management ◽  
Monroe County ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Comprehensive Plan ◽  
Effluent Standards ◽  
Management Plans

Maintaining water quality in the Florida Keys is vital to the area’s economy. However, the lack of sewage infrastructure has degraded nearshore water quality. The Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan outlines strategies to improve sewage infrastructure to meet the State of Florida’s 2010 effluent standards. This paper assesses the progress of the Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan in the context of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) by means of surveys, semi-structured interviews, and secondary data. Monroe County’s plan included aspects of ICM and emphasized a community-based approach for incorporated and unincorporated areas to meet effluent standards. However, areas throughout the Florida Keys faced financial constraints and lack of resources in executing public work initiatives. Variability in management plans developed by municipalities demonstrated the need for a top down approach. The State of Florida and Monroe County could have provided more guidance and resources, and facilitated communication between the various entities to help complete objectives by the 2010 deadline.

scholarly journals Light Trap Collections of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Using Dry Ice and Octenol Attractants in Adjacent Mosquito Control Programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan V. Giordano ◽  
Benjamin T. Allen ◽  
Randy Wishard ◽  
Rui-De Xue ◽  
Lindsay P. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Light Trap ◽  
Dry Ice ◽  
Control Programs

scholarly journals The First Steps to Develop a Monitoring-Based Method to Support the Sustainable Mosquito Control in an Urban Environment in Hungary

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5013
Author(s):  
Tibor Kiss ◽  
Csaba Leitol ◽  
Gergely Márovics ◽  
Tímea Zentai ◽  
Roland Baczur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Lower Intensity ◽  
Reduced Pressure ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Running Water ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

In Europe, several exotic Aedes species, such as Aedes albopictus, Aedes eagypti, Aedes japonicas and Aedes koreicus, have become established. Mosquito-borne infection has also become a rising public health issue in Europe. This study aims to present the results of the first Hungarian systematic mosquito monitoring (SMM) operating in an urban environment in the city of Pécs. It also explains the implementation of a targeted mosquito control by the development of a mosquito map with the SMM approach, thus contributing to a reduction of the risks of mosquito-borne diseases. The mosquito trapping started in 2015, and the traps were Center for Disease Control (CDC) equipment. Based on the data of the SMM, an urban mosquito data set was developed. It consisted of the data of 441 trappings, and the data were statistically analyzed. The results show that three influencing factors impacted mosquito population: distance from running water, built-up density and average temperature had a causal impact on the average number of mosquitoes of an urban area. Each of these factors showed direct impact, and the impact intensified with the combination of the three factors. On that basis, it was made clear which areas of the city mosquito control activity should be focused. Areas of the city where interventions of lower intensity may be necessary compared to the intensity of the earlier mosquito control measures could also be determined. Compared to the previous practice, in which the entire city was involved in intensive mosquito control, now the intensive larviciding is advised to be applied in 42.1% of the total residential areas of the city. Thus, mosquito control of lower intensity could also be sufficient in the remaining 57.9% of the city area. This resource reallocation based on planning can boost the efficiency of the control and lead to a positive change towards sustainability regarding reduced pressure on the environment and reduced expenses of protection.

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