Suffolk County Mosquito Control Plan

Integrated Mosquito Management
Surveillance
Source reduction
Public outreach and education
Larval control
Adult control

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Dept of Health Services
Consultant Team
Citizens Adv.Committee
Technical Adv.Committee
Steering Committee

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		Suffolk County Vector Control
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	Other Information Sources
		American Mosquito Control Assoc
		CDC - Mosquito Borne Diseases
		Cornell - West Nile Virus
		Cornell Extention Pesticide
		CT Mosquito Management
		NYS Dept ofHealth Pests Pesticides
		Pesticide Registration Resources
		NYS Dept Health to: NY Health Dept - Pesticides
		State Univ. of NJ at Rutgers
		Virginia Mosquito Control Assoc
		Florida - Mosquito Control
		Harvard - Mosquito Borne Viruses
		USGS - West Nile Virus

TASKS AT A GLANCE
Task 3	Literature Review & Early Action
Task 3A	Literature Review
Task 3B	Early Action Recommendations
Task 4	Suffolk County Vector Control’s Existing Operations

Task 3 - Literature Review & Early Action Recommendations

Task 3A – Literature Review

Book 1. Long Island Mosquitoes
Suffolk County is home to approximately 42 species of mosquitoes. Of those, approximately 20 species have the ability to influence the quality of life and/or the health of County residents. The Team will provide information the life cycles, distribution, abundance, potential for disease transmission, and susceptibilities to control techniques of the major species of concern. The Team will examine techniques used by the County and others for measuring mosquito abundance and for correlating control techniques to mosquito populations and disease prevalence.

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