Posters
Magnetic powder as an enhanced delivery agent for active ingredients in urban pest management products
Colin O’Halloran – YPIL Rob Fryatt – Xenex Associates Abstract: Satisfactory results from dry flowable powder formulations for control of crawling insect pests are driven by the quantity of powder adhering to the insect and the ability to transfer powder from insect to insect. This poster describes the performance of a magnetic dry flowable powder […]
AQUATAIN AMF & DROPS
Stefano Scarponi – Bleu Line – B.L. Group Abstract: Aquatain AMF is a unique silicone-based liquid for mosquito control. It spreads across the surface of standing water – even large water bodies – and forms a very thin film. As silicones have a very low surface tension, the film prevents pupae and larvae from attaching […]
Novel anticoagulant rodenticides devoid of causing rodenticide-resistance – A potential solution to an increasing and worldwide problem
Dietrich C. Gulba1, Henrik Luessen2 1Katholisches Klinikum Oberhausen GmbH, Oberhausen, D 2Tytonis BV, Alkmaar, NL Abstract: Rodent associated annual agricultural loss is estimated to exceed 10% up to 25 % of the annual food production in the world. In addition, these animals serve as carriers of severe human diseases and epidemic plagues of which (Ebola) […]
The Effects of Residual IGRs on Aedes Albopictus and Aedes Aegypti
K. C. Donovan, R. M. Pereira and P.G. Koehler Urban Entomology Lab. – Univ. of Florida Abstract: Mosquito-borne viruses, namely chikungunya and dengue, are quickly becoming an increasing problem in the western hemisphere. A. aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes, the principle vectors of these viruses, are vigorously breeding in water containers around people’s homes. Unlike […]
Activity patterns of Aedes albopictus within a diverse environment of residential and agricultural activity and introduction of a new lethal ovitrap for controlling wild vector populations, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2014.
Casey Parker1*, Alex Chaskopoulou1,2,4, Max Fotakis3, Rebecca Baldwin1, Roberto Pereira1 & Philip Koehler1 1 Department of Entomology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 2 USDA-ARS European Biological Control Laboratory, Thessaloniki, Greece 3 Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece 4 Perrotis College, American Farm School, Thessaloniki, Greece * corresponding author Abstract: Aedes albopictus, also known […]
Insecticide Resistance in Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius ) Eggs and First Instars
Brittany E. Campbell1 and Dini M. Miller2 1 University of Florida, Department of Entomology, Gainesville, FL, US 2 Virginia Tech, Department of Entomology, Blacksburg, VA, US Abstract: Bed bugs continue to proliferate across the United States and the world. While travel helps them spread across the world, their persistence is contributed widely to their ability […]
