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Efficacy and Potential for Non-Target Effects of Larvicides for West Nile Virus Control in Seatttle Catch Basin
ResearchWorks at the University of Washington
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| Title |
Efficacy and Potential for Non-Target Effects of Larvicides for West Nile Virus Control in Seatttle Catch Basin
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| Creator |
Sternberg, Morgan
Conquest, Loveday |
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West Nile virus
larvicides urban runoff streams watersheds Salmonidae local government water public research mosquito control |
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| Description |
In anticipation of the spread of West Nile Virus, Seattle officials promoted a city-wide research effort over the summers of 2006 and 2007 designed to investigate the efficacy and fate of four common larvicides: Mosquito Dunks® and Bits® (Bacillus thuringiensis [Bti]), VectoLex® WSP (Bacillus sphaericus [Bs]), VectoLex® CG (Bs), and Altosid® Briquets (Methoprene). All treatments resulted in a rapid reduction in number of pupae (Bti and Bs treatments) or emergence success of pupae...
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| Publisher |
University of Washington Water Center
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| Date |
2011-05-31T17:31:57Z
2011-05-31T17:31:57Z 2009-02-18 |
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| Type |
Presentation
Recording, oral |
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| Identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/1773/16548
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| Language |
en_US
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| Relation |
2009 Annual Review of Research;Sternberg and Conquest
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