UTILIZING “SENTINEL GIS” FOR MOSQUITO LARVICIDING
APPLICATIONS
Davis Sykes
B&G Chemical & Equipment Co.
10539 Maybank Dr.
Dallas, TX 75220
ABSTRACT
Mosquito Larviciding is a key component of effective
mosquito control. Use of mobile devices, such as PDA’s, and software that
automate field inspections and larvicide treatments will greatly increase field
technician efficiency and reduce the time and costs for treating mosquito
breeding sites. Sentinel GIS “Larviciding” software provides essential
information to field technicians such as: maps for locating breeding sites,
property owner information, a chemical calculator and a history of site
inspections and treatment. Using Sentinel field personnel can add new mosquito
breeding sites to the database, record mosquito breeding site inspections and
chemical applications. In the field, Sentinel software is very simple to use,
no GIS experience is required! Sentinel software is also easily customized by
field supervisors or managers. This
presentation will highlight the capabilities and advantages of using Sentinel
GIS for larviciding operations.