Use of Bactimos briquets (B.t.i. formulation) combined with the backswimmer Notonecta irrorata (Hemiptera:Notonectidae) for control of mosquito larvae.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1997

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

087-089

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Neri-Barbosa JF.Quiroz-Martinez H.Rodriguez-Tovar ML.Tejada LO.Badii MH.

 

Abstract

The efficacies of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bactimos briquets) and the backswimmer Notonecta irrorata were evaluated both individually and in combination to control mosquito larvae in plastic containers in Monterrey, Mexico. The combined strategy proved to be the most effective one.

Notes

Author(s) - Neri-Barbosa JF.Quiroz-Martinez H.Rodriguez-Tovar ML.Tejada LO.Badii MH.