Evaluation of efficacy and human health risk of aerial ultra-low volume applications of pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide for adult mosquito management in response to West Nile virus activity in Sacramento County, California

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-66

  MacEdo, Paula A ^a   Schleier III, Jerome J ^b   Reed, Marcia ^a   Kelley, Kara ^a   Goodman, Gary W ^a   Brown, David A ^a   Peterson, Robert K D ^b  

^a Sacramento Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial spraying; Insecticide; Mosquito control; Risk assessment; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FEVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PESTICIDE SYNERGISTS; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHRINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEST NILE FEVER; YOUNG ADULT;

CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX TARSALIS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77949555782     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/09-5961.1     Document Type: Article

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