C H A P T E R 2

Concepts of Best

Management Practices for

Intergrated Pest, Mosquito,

and Vector Management

Rui-De Xue*

Anastasia Mosquito Control District,

St. Augustine, Florida, USA

* corresponding author, e-mail: rxue@amcdfl.org

Tong-Yan Zhao

Department of Vector Biology and Control,

Institute of microbiology and Epidemiology,

Dongdajie, Fengtai, Beijing, China

CONTENTS

2.1

Introduction ...............................................................

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2.2

Control Methods/Tools ....................................................

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2.2.1

Immature Stage Control ...........................................

14

2.2.2

Adult Control .....................................................

15

2.3

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) ........................................

15

2.4

Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM) ..................................

16

2.5

Integrated Vector Management (IVM) .....................................

18

2.6

Best Management Practice (BMP) .........................................

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2.7

Summary .................................................................

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2.1

INTRODUCTION

mosquitos are semi-aquatic insects (family Culicidae, order Diptera) of which approxi-

mately 4,000 species from around the world have currently been described. mosquitos have

four life stages that include egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Eggs, larvae, and pupae are the im-

mature stages and reside in water, unlike adults which have matured and emerged with

two wings to live in an air environment. Adult mosquitos are either male or female, but it

DOI: 10.1201/9781003035992-2

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