Potential use of scrap expanded polystyrene beads for the control of Aedes triseriatus.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1991

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

7

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

299-300

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Beehler JW.DeFoliart GR.

 

Abstract

The potential use of expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads for control of Aedes triseriatus was tested in the laboratory and the field. Laboratory studies showed that beads present in amounts which persisted throughout a season significantly reduced the emergence of Ae. triseriatus adults by preventing normal eclosion from the pupae. In the field, tree holes containing EPS beads had significantly fewer larvae present than untreated controls. These field data suggest that EPS beads may mechanically prevent oviposition by mosquitoes.

Notes

Author(s) - Beehler JW.DeFoliart GR.