Pesticide efficacy for ARBO virus control

to Dr. Valerie Mann:

Good luck. I asked repeatedly for any information on the kill rate of
the various pesticide programs for WNV and concluded that no one
obtained such information. Such information has been published in the
past for other pesticides, but usually not in urban environments and
probably not for the exact pesticides used in these control programs.
If you find any documentation of efficacy it would be worth
disseminating.

M. Gochfeld

"Dr. Valerie Mann" wrote:
>
> I am looking for information on the effectiveness of insecticide use in
> preventing human disease caused by an arthropod-borne virus such as WNV,
> including such information as typical kill rates for the various
> larvicides and adulticides and whether the kill rate translates into
> prevention of human disease cases.
>
> I am seeking any reports/articles (published or unpublished) you may
> have produced or are aware of, that assess the effectiveness of
> insecticiding by use of mosquito numbers/human disease case surveillance
> data. (Relevant threads from the WESTNILEVIRUS-L and PROMED-L have been
> reviewed.) In addition, any information that describes policy for
> public health pesticide usage, e.g., what criteria (surveillance data,
> etc.) are required before the order for insecticiding is given, if not
> on your state's public health web site, would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you in advance for your assistance,
>
> Val Mann
>
> Valerie Mann, PhD.
> Researcher
> Public Health Research, Education and Development
> Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Health Unit
> 221 Portsmouth Avenue
> Kingston, Ontario
> Canada
> K7M 1V5
> Telephone: (613) 549-1232 ext. 276
> Fax: (613) 549-7896
> E-mail: vmann@healthunit.on.ca <mailto:mann99@mail1.moh.gov.on.ca>
Received on Mon Jan 07 12:21:49 2002