Control of chironomid midge larvae in wastewater stabilisation ponds: Comparison of five compounds

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 191-199

  Craggs, R ^a   Golding, L ^a   Clearwater, S ^a   Susarla, L ^b   Donovan, W ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b URS Consultants Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c Bioresearches Group Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chironomid; Control; Larvae; Methoprene; Midge; Nuisance; Wastewater stabilisation ponds

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSECT CONTROL; SEDIMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS VAR ISRAELENSIS; CHIRONOMID MIDGE LARVAE; METHOPRENE; MIDGE NUISANCE; WASTEWATER STABILIZATION PONDS;

STABILIZATION PONDS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; DIFLUBENZURON; METHOPRENE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PYRIPROXYFEN;

STABILIZATION POND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LARVA; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; POND; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 23844458666     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0460     Document Type: Article

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