Publications by authors named "D F Hoel"
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- The spread of arboviruses transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito has created a need for new strategies to control mosquito populations, especially due to resistance against existing chemical treatments.
- The Lee County Mosquito Control District conducted a three-year study on mosquito populations in Florida's Captiva and Sanibel Islands, identifying 18 species and documenting their dynamics across different seasons.
- Findings indicate that innovative mosquito control measures should start before April to effectively manage populations, with emphasis on spatial distribution to identify hotspots for targeted interventions.
Only a handful of microbial mosquito larval pathogens have been described to date. Sampling several natural enzootic infections of mosquito larvae in southwestern Florida indicated the presence of microbial pathogens capable of extensive larval mortality. A microscopic analysis of one sample site revealed extensive apparent growth of a -like microbe on mosquito larvae, with the highest degree of infection observed in the siphon and head regions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAedes scapularis has recently been detected for the first time in southwestern Florida. During the course of research and surveillance activities by local mosquito control districts in 2020 and 2021, a total of 190 adult females were collected from 14 separate locations in Collier and Lee Counties. To date, Ae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti L., can transmit several pathogens responsible for human diseases. With insecticide resistance development becoming a concern, alternative control strategies are needed for Ae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The sterile insect technique (SIT), which involves area-wide inundative releases of sterile insects to suppress the reproduction of a target species, has proven to be an effective pest control method. The technique demands the continuous release of sterilized insects in quantities that ensure a high sterile male:wild male ratio for the suppression of the wild population over succeeding generations.
Methods: For these releases, it is important to determine several ecological and biological population parameters, including the longevity of the released males in the field, the dispersal of the released males and the wild pest population size.