Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020
Synopsis
Mosquito Control Activities during Local Transmission of Zika Virus, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, 2016
Table 1
Mosquito control products used by the county Mosquito Control program, Miami-Dade County Florida, USA, 2016
Product name | Active Ingredient | Life stage targeted | Method of application | Application rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Biomist* | Permethrin/piperonyl butoxide | Adult | Backpack/truck | 0.0035 lb/acre |
Duet* | Sumithrin and prallethrin | Adult | Backpack/truck | 0.0035 lb/acre |
Zenivex† | Etofenprox | Adult | Truck | 0.0035 lb/acre |
DeltaGard‡ | Deltamethrin | Adult | Truck | 0.0035 lb/acre and 0.007 lb/acre |
Dibrom§ | Naled | Adult | Airplane | 0.1 lb/acre |
Vectobac WGD¶ | Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis | Larva | Truck/airplane/hand | 0.5 lb/acre |
??Abate# | Temephos | Larva | Backpack/hand | ** |
Altosid† | Methoprene | Larva | Hand | ** |
*Clarke, https://www.clarke.com.
†Central Life Sciences, https://www.centrallifesciences.com.
‡Bayer CropScience LP, https://www.bayer.com. Rate of application was increased to the maximum amount allowable by the label after field trials to determine effective rate were concluded October 10, 2016.
§AMVAC, https://www.amvac.com.
¶Valent Biosciences, https://www.valentbiosciences.com
#BASF, https://agriculture.basf.com.
**Application rate depended on the container.
1Current affiliation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.