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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Catch basins"”.
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The variable contribution of larval habitats on the production of mosquitoes that transmit West Nile Virus: a landscape epidemiology approach
… The data included a full identification of catch basin and natural standing water larval sites, weekly mosquito collections of larval and adult mosquitoes during an 18-week period, a more limited assessment of larval sites associated with containers near homes, and lawn watering activities. …
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Survey of Storm Water Quality in an Urban Environment
… runoff. Research was carried out on several catch basins around Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio with the purpose of identifying areas of high contaminant concentration for future studies. The area has a variety of land uses, ranging from busy roadways to parking decks to …
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Direct and indirect effects of native and invasive plants on mosquito ecology
… attract-and-kill mosquito control in storm water catch basins, in which gravid females are lured to oviposit in a low-quality environment. This result provides experimental proof of concept for a novel integrated vector management tool that may enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of …
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Influence of neighborhood structure and weather conditions on density of vectors and risk for West Nile Virus in Cook County Illinois
… were sampled from a total of 80 storm water catch basins, a common oviposition site in urban locales, in three Chicago municipalities (Oak Lawn, Alsip, and Evergreen Park). Larval sampling was supplemented by daily temperature and precipitation measurements taken at Midway Airport and Cook …
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Improved estimates of risk of exposure to pathogens transmitted by mosquitoes
The exposure of humans to mosquitoes that carry infectious pathogens is a central component to assess the risk of people becoming infected with the pathogen and succumbing to a range of illness. Mosquito-borne illnesses are increasing, but the understanding of the effect of exposure to mosquitoes …