Bromeliad targeted foliar treatments with Aqualuer 20-20 for hot spot mitigation using three hand sprayers against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae).

Bromeliads serve as a key environmental resource for Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in some peridomestic landscapes and are not addressed through conventional source reduction. As an alternative, three handheld sprayers were evaluated in point-source applications of permethrin to bromeliads in Saint Augustine, FL. Each machine was screened for its utility in point-source harborage treatments, while we simultaneously evaluated bromeliad-focused treatments for reducing Ae.