Identification of Larvicide-Resistant Catch Basins from Three Years of Larvicide Trials in a Suburb of Chicago, IL

Environmental Health Insights

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Harbison, Justin E ^a,b   Sinacore, James M ^a   Henry, Marlon ^b   Xamplas, Christopher ^b   Dugas, Lara R ^a   Ruiz, Marilyn O'Hara ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b North Shore Mosquito Abatement District   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

catch basin; larvicide; mosquitoes; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938485341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/EHI.S16014     Document Type: Review

References (37)

1. Kobayashi M., Kasai S., Sawabe K., Tsuda Y., Distribution and ecology of potential vector mosquitoes of West Nile Fever in Japan. Global Environ Res. 2008; 12: 27–33.
2. Poletti P., Messeri G., Ajelli M., Vallorani R., Rizzo C., Merler S., Transmission potential of Chikungunya virus and control measures: the case of Italy. PLoS One. 2011; 6: e18860.
3. Guidi V., Lüthy P., Tonolla M., Comparison between diflubenzuron and a Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis- and Lysinibacillus sphaericus-based formulation for the control of mosquito larvae in urban catch basins in Switzerland. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2013; 29: 138–45.
4. Jackson M.J., Gow J.L., Evelyn M.J., Modelling factors that affect the presence of larval mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in stormwater drainage systems to improve the efficacy of control programmes. Can Entomol. 2013; 145: 674–85.
5. Manrique-Saide P., Arisqueta-Chablé C., Geded-Moreno E., An assessment of the importance of subsurface catch basins for Aedes aegypti adult production during the dry season in a neighborhood of Merida, Mexico. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2013; 29: 164–7.
6. Montarsi F., Martini S., Dal Pont M., Distribution and habitat characterization of the recently introduced invasive mosquito Aedes koreicus [Hulecoeteomyia koreica], a new potential vector and pest in north-eastern Italy. Parasit Vectors. 2013; 6: 292.
7. Ocampo C.B., Mina N.J., Carabali M., Alexander N., Osorio L., Reduction in dengue cases observed during mass control of Aedes (Stegomyia) in street catch basins in an endemic urban area in Colombia. Acta Trop. 2014; 132132: 15–22.
8. Munstermann L.E., Craig G.B., Jr Culex mosquito populations in the catch basins of northern St. Joseph County, Indiana. Proc Indiana Acad. Sci. 1977; 86: 246–52.
9. Baker S.L., Yan N.D., Accumulated organic debris in catch basins improves the efficacy of S-methoprene against mosquitoes in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2010; 26: 172–82.
10. Anderson J.F., Ferrandino F.J., Dingman D.W., Main A.J., Andreadis T.G., Becnel J.J., Control of mosquitoes in catch basins in Connecticut with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, and spinosad. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2011; 27: 45–55.
11. Harbison J.E., Henry M., Xamplas C., Berry R., Experimental use of Natular™ XRT tablets in a North Shore suburb of Chicago, IL. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2013; 29: 237–42.
12. Raval-Nelson P., Soin K., Tolerud S., Analysis of Bacillus sphaericus in controlling mosquito populations in urban catch basins. J Environ Health. 2005; 67: 28–31.
13. Tedesco C., Ruiz M., McLafferty S., Mosquito politics: local vector control policies and the spread of West Nile Virus in the Chicago region. Health Place. 2010; 16: 1188–95.
14. Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). CDInfo: June 2007 Monthly Morbidity Report. Chicago, IL; 2007: 2. Available at Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL.
15. Lustgarten Z., Jacobs L.K., 2012 Annual Vector Control Annual Report. 2012: 20. Available at the City of Columbus, OH, USA.
16. Harbison J.E., Henry M., Xamplas C., Berry R., Bhattacharya D., Dugas L.R., A comparison of FourStar™ briquets and Natular™ XRT tablets in a North Shore suburb of Chicago, IL. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2014; 30: 68–70.
17. Bunker J.W., Mosquito growth in catch basins. Am J Public Health (N Y). 1917; 7: 956–9.
18. Koenraadt C.J., Harrington L.C., Flushing effect of rain on container-inhabiting mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 2008; 45: 28–35.
19. Gardner A.M., Hamer G.L., Hines A.M., Newman C.M., Walker E.D., Ruiz M.O., Weather variability affects abundance of larval Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) in stormwater catch basins. J Med Entomol. 2012; 49: 270–6.
20. Gardner A.M., Anderson T.K., Hamer G.L., Terrestrial vegetation and aquatic chemistry influence larval mosquito abundance in catch basins, Chicago, USA. Parasit Vectors. 2013; 6: 9.
21. Geery P.R., Holub R.E., Seasonal abundance and control of Culex spp. in catch basins in Illinois. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1989; 5: 537–40.
22. Bond J.G., Marina C.F., Williams T., The naturally derived insecticide Spinosad is highly toxic to Aedes and Anopheles mosquito larvae. Med Vet Entomol. 2004; 18: 50–6.
23. Hertlein M.B., Mavrota C., Jousseaume C., A review of spinosad as a natural product for larval mosquito control. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2010; 26: 67–87.
24. Marina C.F., Bond J.G., Muñoz J., Valle J., Chirino N., Williams T., Spinosad: a biorational mosquito larvicide for use in car tires in southern Mexico. Parasit Vectors. 2012; 5: 95.
25. Lacey L.A., Bacillus thuringiensis serovariety israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus for mosquito control. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2007; 23: 133–63.
26. Chase H.L., Nyhen J.A.C., Abatement of the mosquito nuisance in Brookline. J Mass Assoc Boards Health. 1903; 2: 190–203.
27. Lauret T.H., Problems in the treatment of residential catch basins. Calif Mosq Control Assoc. 1953; 22: 73–4.
28. Knepper R.G., Leclair A.D., Strickler J.D., Walker E.D., Evaluation of methoprene (Altosid XR) sustained-release briquets for control of Culex mosquitoes in urban catch basins. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1992; 8: 228–30.
29. McCarry M.J., Efficacy and persistence of Altosid pellets against Culex species in catch basins in Michigan. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996; 12: 144–6.
30. Siegel J.P., Novak R.J., Duration of activity of the microbial larvicide VectoLex CG (Bacillus sphaericus) in Illinois catch basins and waste tires. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1999; 15: 366–70.
31. Harbison J.E., Bhattacharya D., Clean water legislation and mosquito control. In: Bhattacharya D., ed. Public Health Policy: Issues, Theories, and Advocacy. San Francisco, United States: Wiley, Jossey-Bass; 2013: 201–12.
32. Royer B.F., Emerson C.A., Mosquito eradication in southeastern Pennsylvania. Am J Public Health. 1919; 9: 327–32.
33. LePrince J.A., What the engineer can and should do toward prevention of malaria and mosquito nuisances. Am J Public Health. 1924; 14: 1035–7.
34. Howard L.O., Mosquito work throughout the world. Am J Public Health. 1926; 16: 1210–4.
35. Wegman M.E., Problems of communication and coordination within health programs. Am J Public Health Nations Health. 1961; 51: 1817–9.
36. Kay B.H., Intersectoral approaches to dengue vector control. Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi. 1994; 10(suppl): S56–61.
37. Harbison J.E., Metzger M.E., Neumann C.G., Galal O., Hu R., Kramer V.L., The need for collaboration among government agencies to reduce mosquito production in mandated stormwater treatment structures. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2010; 26: 198–204.