Efficacy of aerial ultra-low volume applications of two novel water-based formulations of unsynergized pyrethroids against riceland mosquitoes in Greece

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 414-422

  Chaskopoulou, Alexandra ^a,b   Latham, Mark D ^c   Pereira, Roberto M ^b   Connelly, Roxanne ^d   Bonds, Jane A S ^e   Koehler, Philip G ^b  

^a USDA ARS European Biological Control Laboratory   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Manatee County Mosquito Control District   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Bonds Consulting Group LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial adulticiding; d phenothrin; deltamethrin; mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; NITRILE; PHENOTHRIN; PYRETHROID; WATER;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GREECE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; RICE; WEATHER;

AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; GREECE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NITRILES; ORYZA SATIVA; PYRETHRINS; WATER; WEATHER;

EID: 84255177078     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/11-6177.1     Document Type: Article

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