LaPointe, D.A., and Crampton, L.M., 2020, Alakai Plateau, Kauai, and Volcano Village, Hawaii biopesticides and traps for the control of Culex quinquefasciatus, 2017-2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96JOCVK.
Summary
As part of a larger study looking at the ecology and potential control of larval Culex quinquefasciatus, USGS and Hawaii DOFAW personnel monitored larval mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus) and the non-target species Microvelia vagans and Megalagrion larvae in perched stream pools, seeps and ground pools along the Kawaikoi Stream during late summer, September through November 2016 and 2017. Pools were sampled before and following treatment with the biopesticide VectoMax FG at 1, 2, 7, 14, and 21 days post treatment to determine the efficacy of control and potential non-target effects. Only pools with mosquito larvae were treated although paired, untreated pools were also sampled to serve as controls for the non-target effects.
Summary
As part of a larger study looking at the ecology and potential control of larval Culex quinquefasciatus, USGS and Hawaii DOFAW personnel monitored larval mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus) and the non-target species Microvelia vagans and Megalagrion larvae in perched stream pools, seeps and ground pools along the Kawaikoi Stream during late summer, September through November 2016 and 2017. Pools were sampled before and following treatment with the biopesticide VectoMax FG at 1, 2, 7, 14, and 21 days post treatment to determine the efficacy of control and potential non-target effects. Only pools with mosquito larvae were treated although paired, untreated pools were also sampled to serve as controls for the non-target effects.
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LaPointe, D.A., T.V. Black, M. Riney, K.W. Brinck, L.H. Crampton and J. Hite. 2021. Field trails to test new trap technologies for monitoring Culex populations and the efficacy of the biopesticide formulation VectoMax FG for control of larval Culex qinquefasciatus in the Alakai Plateau, Kauai, Hawaii. HCSU Technical Report Series: 96. Hawaii Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Hilo. pp 34. http://hdl.handle.net/10790/5384
This data was collected to assess the efficacy of VectoMax FG as control against larval Culex quinquefasciatus in naturally occurring perched stream pools, seeps, and ground pools. The data can also serve used to assess the direct non-target effects on two common, co-occurring aquatic invertebrates. Culex quinquefasciatus is the main vector of avian malaria, in Hawaii a key limiting factor of endemic Hawaiian forest birds.
