Evaluation of public information packets for mosquito source reduction in two Florida cities.
The efficacies of induced backyard cleanups of mosquito development sites via 3 different literature treatments were studied in low- and middle-income neighborhoods in Gainesville and Tallahassee, FL, during July and August 1993. Results indicated that 4-color-process literature significantly reduced the number of artificial containers with or without active mosquito development in both economic areas in both geographic locations compared to no literature or black-and-white literature treatments. More importantly, there were no differences between residences receiving the black-and-white literature and residences given no literature.
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Research Laboratory, Florida A&M University, Panama City, FL 32405, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005431:Florida; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009032:Mosquito Control