Saltmarsh mosquito

Criteria now recommended for protection of various species include the following dietary loadings, in mg/kg FW ration, of <0.05 for human health, <0.05 for livestock, <1 for honey bees, and <5 for poultry seawater concentrations <0.1 pg/L for estuarine crustacean larvae and, for all aquatic life, restricted or prohibited use of diflubenzuron in saltmarsh mosquito breeding areas and on agricultural lands less than 5 km from coastal areas. No criteria are available or proposed for protection of avian and mammalian wildlife against diflubenzuron, probably because of an incomplete toxicological database. 

The saltmarsh mosquito pc. vigilax) is a major vector species of the Ross River virus (Epidemic Polyarthritis) in coastal Queensland, Australia. During summer months, widespread spraying of larvae populations is carried out by local authorities in coastal mangrove environments in an attempt to lower mosquito population levels and reduce the incidence of disease transmission. Given the... 

Cunningham, P.A. and L.E. Myers. 1986. Dynamics of diflubenzuron (dimilin) concentrations in water and sediment of a supratidal saltmarsh site following repetitive aerial applications for mosquito control. Environ. Pollut. 41A 63-88. 

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