BVA2 MOSQUITO LARVICIDE - A NEW SURFACE OIL LARVICIDE FOR MOSQUITO-CONTROL

BVA 2 mosquito larvicide was evaluated in laboratory pan tests against 3rd-instar Aedes taeniorhynchus (Wied.), Culex quinquefasciatus Say, and Culex nigripalpus Theobald larvae. BVA 2 was as effective as the s tandard, GB-1111, at 14 liters/ha (>99.1% vs. 99.8%). In small field p lot tests BVA 2 mosquito larvicide applied at 28 liters/ha was as effe ctive as GB-1111 (99.0% vs. 99.8%) 24 h posttreatment. Operationally, applied by helicopter at 46.8 liters/ha, BVA 2 mosquito larvicide was more effective (>90%) in the slightly less vegetated site than in the heavily vegetated site. As a pupicide applied at 14 liters/ha in labor atory pan tests, no significant differences were noted between BVA 2 m osquito larvicide and GB-1111 against Ae. taeniorhynchus, Cx. quinquef asciatus, and Cx. nigripalpus pupae.