A comparison of FourStar™ Briquets and natular™ XRT tablets in a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Il

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2014 Mar;30(1):68-70. doi: 10.2987/13-6355.1.

Abstract

Stormwater catch basins are the primary source of mosquitoes targeted by the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District, in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Over a 17-wk period (June to September 2011), 3 clusters of catch basins located within a 0.7-km2 area were monitored weekly with dipper samples of immature mosquitoes. During the 2nd week of monitoring, Natular XRT tablets (6.25% spinosad) were applied to northernmost cluster and FourStar Briquets (6% Bacillus û, 1% Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) were applied to the southernmost cluster; the remaining middle cluster was kept untreated. Following 15 wk of monitoring in 20 basins in each cluster, both Natular and FourStar reduced immature numbers in treated catch basins for 8 consecutive weeks. These results suggest, if effectively timed, a single application of either larvicide may last an entire season.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacillus*
  • Chicago
  • Culicidae* / growth & development
  • Drug Combinations
  • Insecticides*
  • Larva / growth & development
  • Macrolides*
  • Mosquito Control / methods*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • Insecticides
  • Macrolides
  • spinosad