Population surveys and control of mosquitoes in the Greater Winnipeg area

dc.contributor.author	Smith, David Lorne	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-09T20:17:15Z
dc.date.available	2012-05-09T20:17:15Z
dc.date.issued	1959	en_US
dc.degree.discipline	Entomology	en_US
dc.degree.level	Master of Science (M.Sc.)	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A survey was made on the control methods used by the Greater Winnipeg Mosquito Abatement District. It was found that a pre-season application of DDT gave much better results than spraying during the mosquito breeding season. Light trap catches over the past two years have shown that mosquito controls eliminated up to 90 percent of infestations in the area. Tests have indicated that the top minnow, Gambusia affinis, cannot overwinter in this climate. Tests have shown that no resistance to DDT has developed in the mosquitoes of the Winnipeg area. Mosquitoes were successfully tagged with rhodamine-B. Attempts were made to study flight range and habits. Attempts to establish a colony of prairie Aedes mosquitoes were unsuccessful. The limiting factor was the refusal of the mosquitoes to mate in captivity.	en_US
dc.format.extent	66 leaves :	en_US
dc.identifier	ocm72805346	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1993/5333
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.rights	open access	en_US
dc.title	Population surveys and control of mosquitoes in the Greater Winnipeg area	en_US
dc.type	master thesis	en_US
local.subject.manitoba	yes	en_US

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