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1 June 2011 Field Evaluation of Bactimos Pt Against Chironomid Midge (Diptera: Chironomidae) Larvae in Residential Ponds
Elmer W. Gray, Robert A. Fusco, Candace Royals, Ray Noblet, Roger D. Wyatt
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We evaluated Bactimos PT (Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis [Bti]) against larval populations of Glyptotendipes paripes at 30 kg/ha in man-made lakes on Hilton Head Island, SC. Three treatments were “whole-pond” treatments, while the 4th consisted of treating a “band” along the edge of a pond where significant larval populations had been observed. Larval populations were reduced by an average of 95% at day 7, 70% at day 14, and 50% at day 21 posttreatment in the whole-pond treatments. Initial larval suppression with the band treatment was similar to the whole-pond treatments, indicating that suppression activities can be targeted to specific areas of a larval habitat.

Elmer W. Gray, Robert A. Fusco, Candace Royals, Ray Noblet, and Roger D. Wyatt "Field Evaluation of Bactimos Pt Against Chironomid Midge (Diptera: Chironomidae) Larvae in Residential Ponds," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 27(2), 173-176, (1 June 2011). https://doi.org/10.2987/10-6104.1
Published: 1 June 2011
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KEYWORDS
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis
Bactimos PT
Chironomidae
Glyptotendipes paripes
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