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Control of Mosquito-Borne Avian DiseasePIERC Project Leader: Dennis A. LaPointe, Ph.D. |
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Objectives: Identify all larval mosquito habitat in a disturbed, mesic forest Eliminate, modify or treat all artificial larval habitat Break transmission of avian malaria by vector control |
| Accomplishments: Determined Culex mosquitoes did not use ohiatree holes Mapped and removed artificial larval mosquito habitat from a 5000 hectare control zone Successfully reduced mosquito numbers in the study area |
Significance: Potentially large tracts of mesic habitat may be made disease-free by removal or maintenance of aging park infrastructure First step in the restoration of endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers like the akepa |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
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