scholarly journals Dataset for mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Vaca Key, Monroe County, Florida USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hribar
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Monroe County ◽  
Dry Ice

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has used dry ice-baited light traps to monitor mosquito populations on Vaca Key since 1998. The first site sampled was monitored continuously for almost 20 years until all vegetation was removed. This paper describes a dataset compiled over almost 20 years of continuous trapping along Manor Lane on Vaca Key, Florida.

scholarly journals Dataset for Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Cross Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hribar
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Monroe County ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Dry Ice ◽  
Key Largo

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District deploys dry ice-baited light traps to monitor mosquito populations throughout the Florida Keys. Cross Key is an island directly north of Key Largo and via bridges it serves as a link between Key Largo and mainland Florida. This paper describes a data set compiled from trap collections on Cross Key, Florida, between September 23, 2002 and March 1, 2016.

scholarly journals Deinocerites cancer Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) on Grassy Key and Long Key in the Florida Keys, USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hribar
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Dry Ice

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has deployed dry ice-baited light traps to monitor mosquito populations throughout the Florida Keys starting in 1998. The crab hole mosquito, Deinocerites cancer Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) is a common mosquito throughout the Florida Keys. This paper describes a data set compiled over almost 20 years of trapping on Grassy Key and Long Key, Florida.

scholarly journals Ground Applications of Vectobac® WDG with A1 Super-Duty Mist Sprayer® and Micronair® AU5000 Atomizer for Suppression of Aedes aegypti Populations in the Florida Keys

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-279
Author(s):  
Heidi L. Murray ◽  
Catherine A. Pruszynski ◽  
Lawrence J. Hribar
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Larval Mortality ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis ◽  
Key West ◽  
F1 Generation

ABSTRACT Since 2011, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) has used the WALS® application strategy with VectoBac® WDG containing Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis via helicopter in Key West for the control of Aedes aegypti larval populations. In 2018, FKMCD conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of using a trailer-mounted A1 Super Duty Mist Sprayer® (A1 Mist Sprayers) with a Micronair® AU5000 (Micron Group) atomizer to apply VectoBac WDG by ground at the rate of 0.5 lb/acre (0.56 kg/ha). Bioassay cups were placed in a residential area encompassing open, moderate, and heavy cover scenarios between 0 and 300 ft (0–91.44 m) perpendicular to the spray line. An application rate of 0.5 lbs/acre (0.56 kg/ha) was used. Bioassay cups were collected after application and returned to the laboratory where 100 ml of distilled water and 10 F1 generation Ae. aegypti larvae were added. Laval mortality was monitored at 2, 4, and 24 h. Three separate runs were completed during the summer of 2018. Average larval mortality at 24 h was >90%. The field trial demonstrated sufficient efficacy to introduce this method of larviciding into operational use.

Analysis of wastewater management in the Florida Keys

Water Policy ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Sleasman
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
The State ◽  
Wastewater Management ◽  
Monroe County ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Comprehensive Plan ◽  
Effluent Standards ◽  
Management Plans

Maintaining water quality in the Florida Keys is vital to the area’s economy. However, the lack of sewage infrastructure has degraded nearshore water quality. The Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan outlines strategies to improve sewage infrastructure to meet the State of Florida’s 2010 effluent standards. This paper assesses the progress of the Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan in the context of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) by means of surveys, semi-structured interviews, and secondary data. Monroe County’s plan included aspects of ICM and emphasized a community-based approach for incorporated and unincorporated areas to meet effluent standards. However, areas throughout the Florida Keys faced financial constraints and lack of resources in executing public work initiatives. Variability in management plans developed by municipalities demonstrated the need for a top down approach. The State of Florida and Monroe County could have provided more guidance and resources, and facilitated communication between the various entities to help complete objectives by the 2010 deadline.

scholarly journals Light Trap Collections of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Using Dry Ice and Octenol Attractants in Adjacent Mosquito Control Programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan V. Giordano ◽  
Benjamin T. Allen ◽  
Randy Wishard ◽  
Rui-De Xue ◽  
Lindsay P. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Light Trap ◽  
Dry Ice ◽  
Control Programs

scholarly journals Mosquitoes Infected with West Nile Virus in the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, USA

2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hribar ◽  
Joshua J. Vlach ◽  
David J. Demay ◽  
Lillian M. Stark ◽  
Robin L. Stoner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Monroe County ◽  
West Nile

scholarly journals Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Comprehensive Hurricane Plan

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2s) ◽  
pp. 103-105
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hribar ◽  
Andrea L. Leal
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Tropical Cyclone ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Tropical Storm ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Public Emergency

ABSTRACT The hurricane plan developed by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and approved by vote of the Board of Commissioners is presented. The plan is intended to facilitate prompt resumption of services after a tropical cyclone (tropical storm or hurricane) and to give direction and instructions to District staff who evacuate before a storm makes landfall. Specific procedures are documented for before and after storms, including communication, preparation of buildings and vehicles, and evacuation. The need for food and water for staff immediately after a storm is specifically mentioned in the plan. The plan is composed of five main sections: general preparedness, Lower Keys procedures, Middle Keys procedures, Upper Keys procedures, and aerial operations procedures. Also included is a section covering satellite telephone operation and a list of telephone contacts for local government and law enforcement agencies. An addendum details the District's policy for compensation for public emergency response work so all employees are aware of how they will be paid during the storm recovery period.

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