A Disconnect Between Operational Evaluations of Larvicide Treatments to Storm Sewer Catch Basins and Findings of Larvicide Resistance in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, IL, USA
Justin E. Harbison · 2026
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Description
Justin Harbison reports a puzzle in mosquito control near Chicago in 2026. A larvicide used in storm sewer basins for over twenty years should be losing force. Lab tests in recent years found high resistance in the local mosquito population. Yet field checks of treated basins kept showing control much like older studies.
Harbison compares the two kinds of checks for a district in the northwest suburbs. Lab resistance and field success point in opposed ways. The gap may stem from how each test is run and what each truly measures. Control programs need both views to judge whether a product still works where it counts.
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| CREATOR | Justin E. Harbison |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |