PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT ON THE EFFICACY OF FLIT 10EC BARRIER TREATMENT IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY

 

Steve Gillett and Ellen P. Bidlack

Plymouth County Mosquito Control

PO Box 72

Kingston, MA  02364

ebidlack@plymouthmosquito.com

 

 

ABSTRACT

Two ball fields in Carver were treated in August with Flit 10EC.  The chemical was applied using a backpack sprayer to the vegetation surrounding the fields.  The efficacy of the treatments was examined through observation and cage experiments.  We estimate that the treatment effectively reduced the number of biting mosquitoes for 2 to 3 weeks.