EVALUATION OF A BIFENTHRIN-BASED RESIDUAL BARRIER TREATMENT FOR CONTROLLING AEDES TAENIORHYNCHUS POPULATIONS ON AN...

Aedes taeniorhynchus, the black salt marsh mosquito, is a significant nuisance in Florida, frequently emerging from mangrove swamps in Collier County. Keewaydin Island, part of the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, contains both private parcels and publicly managed conservation land. As aerial adulticide treatments are not feasible, this study evaluated bifenthrin barrier treatments on private properties. Although leaf bioassays showed high mosquito mortality, no significant reduction in adult populations was observed.