Alakai Plateau, Kauai, and Volcano Village,Hawaii biopesticides and traps for the control of Culex quinquefasciatus, 2017-2018

Publication Date

2020-12-11

Start Date

2016-08-26

End Date

2017-11-16

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.

Type: Related Primary Publication

Mosquito-borne avian malaria is a key limiting factor on Hawaiian forest bird populations. Preservation of endemic forest birds and restoration of Hawaiian forest bird communities will rely on mosquito control. While landscape level control is being developed managers need short term and reliable tools for monitoring and controlling mosquito populations to protect remaining breeding bird populations. These data allow for the evaluation of VectoMax FG as a suitable control measure for local populations of Culex quinquefasciatus and efficacy of several mosquito trap types and lures for monitoring low density mosquito populations. Other data collected provide basic biology on 1) the type and relative abundance of larval habitat used by Culex quinquefasciastus, 2) the relative abundance of adult mosquitoes at the Kawaikoi Stream study site and 3) the prevalence of malarial infection in mosquitoes. The data could be used to develop local control strategies for mosquito control, disease risk assessment and population analysis and modeling.

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