AN ASSESSMENT OF A LETHAL OVIPOSITION TRAP’S ABILITY TO PRODUCE IMMATURES OF AEDES ALBOPICTUS IN PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA

A series of tests were performed in the laboratory and field, 2014-2017, assessing efficacy Trap ‘N’ Kill (TNK) (Springstar® Inc., Woodinville, WA) lethal ovitrap on Aedes albopictus adults immatures. The TNK design is to attract kill adult female mosquitoes as well any larvae that emerge over a claimed 45-day period by utilizing active ingredient dichlorvos. Cage trials demonstrate trap effectively killed wild-caught, (> 80% mortality) for up 4 weeks (28 days). After weeks, ability control declined reaching only 18.8 % mortality week 7. field trial demonstrated similar 4-week maximum effective duration when immature had emerged from eggs present all traps after (6 15.2 ± 2.56 per observed). was also conducted assess reduce mosquito populations ~5-acre area residential neighborhood. No reduction population could be detected with density (5 traps/acre) experimental conditions utilized this trial.