Reduction of deerfly annoyance by resmethrin sprays and possible relations to mosquito control.

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1981
Authors:E. J. Hansens, Slavin P.
Journal:New Jersey Mosquito Control Association, Inc. : Proceedings, Sixty-seventh Annual Meeting, New Jersey Mosquito Control Association, Inc., Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 12-14 March 1980
Pagination:112-116
Date Published:1981
Keywords:Chrysops atlanticus, Insecticides, New Jersey, Pyrethrins, Tabanidae, USA
Abstract:

Using air-blast sprayers, resmethrin and permethrin were applied to agricultural areas in New Jersey to reduce annoyance to man by Chrysops atlanticus Pechuman. Resmethrin was applied to salt-marsh and to woodland between cultivated fields at 0.112-0.015 kg/ha and reduced fly annoyance by more than 95% 1 h after treatment, 27-97% after 8 h, and 0-96% after 24 h. Resmethrin applied with a low-volume mist blower or ULV sprayer at low doses was also effective. Limited experiments with permethrin gave similar results. The integration of such sprays into a programme against flies and mosquitoes is discussed.

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