title: Effects of controlled burning on Aedes taeniorhynchus eggs in an abandoned rice impoundment in South Carolina.
abstract: Controlled burning reduced the number of viable eggs in an Aedes population. The effectiveness of the burn was related to the amount of rainfall, surface moisture and dry vegetation. A greater reduction in viable eggs occurred when the burn was close to the ground. Variable results were achieved if the surface was moist but there was a significant reduction in the number of viable eggs, due to a heavy amount of dry vegetation accompanied by low rainfall.
authors.affiliation: Citadel, Charleston, SC 29409.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tidwell
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D005390:Fires; D007814:Larva; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D010058:Oviposition; D010063:Ovum; D014887:Weather