EVALUATION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION PACKETS FOR SOURCE REDUCTION IN 3 SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS OF TAMPA, FLORIDA

Three surveys of 3 distinct socioeconomic areas (low, medium, and high ) for artificial containers infested with mosquitoes were conducted in Tampa, FL, during June-August 1992. The 3 socioeconomic areas were fu rther subdivided into 2 groups: those receiving literature explaining the cultural control practice of removing artificial containers as mos quito developmental sites, and those given no literature. A significan t reduction in the number of positive premises having containers with mosquito development was noted only in the low income area. Reductions in the number of mosquito positive bromeliads were seen in the high a nd middle income areas.