Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2007) 23, 237-239

Nathan Y. Vessey, Pamela M. Stark, Kyle L. Flatt and Rudy Bueno Jr. (2007)
A multiple cage-holding, wind-sensitive vane design for use in ground adulticiding efficacy testing in Harris County, Texas
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 23 (2), 237-239
Abstract: A wind-sensitive vane apparatus was designed and implemented specifically to accommodate the attachment of otherwise unidirectional insecticide treatment cages used in ground ultra-low volume mosquito adulticide field tests. This cage support system is useful in keeping the potential West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis vector Culex quinquefasciatus caged mosquitoes oriented into the wind during field efficacy tests. Testing capacity for resistance surveillance was tripled during the 2005 season, and more reliable results were achieved as a consequence.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex quinquefasciatus		U.S.A. (mid S)