title: Apparent influence of the stage of blood meal digestion on the efficacy of ground applied ULV aerosols for the control of urban Culex mosquitoes. I. Field evidence.
abstract: The impact of ULV resmethrin on urban Culex mosquitoes was evaluated in 4 field trials by monitoring daily oviposition rate. A well-defined oscillation of effect, with a period corresponding to the duration of the gonotrophic cycle, was observed. We postulate that this oscillation arises from changes in susceptibility following blood feeding and/or behavioral factors. The data indicate that a single treatment with ULV may be inadequate for the effective control of vector mosquitoes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Fort Collins, CO 80522.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reiter
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Eliason
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Francy
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Campos
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D010058:Oviposition / Q000187:drug effects; D011722:Pyrethrins
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D011722:Pyrethrins; C100036:resmethrin