An integrated pest control strategy against the Asian tiger mosquito in northern Italy: a case study

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• 作者：Fré ; dé ; ric Baldacchino ; Francesca Bussola ; Daniele Arnoldi ; Matteo Marcantonio ; Fabrizio Montarsi ; Gioia Capelli ; Roberto Rosà ; and Annapaola Rizzoli
• 刊名：Pest Management Science
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：73
• 期：1
• 页码：87-93
• 全文大小：377K
• ISSN：1526-4998

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In Europe, Aedes albopictus is an invasive mosquito species known to be a major nuisance as well as a vector of a range of arboviruses. A number of studies have indicated that community participation programmes are an effective pest control tool to reduce mosquito populations. However, few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of a community-based approach in Europe. In this study, we examined two Ae. albopictus control strategies that implemented a community-based approach in northern Italy: one was a partial intervention that included a public education campaign and the larviciding of public spaces, and the other was a full intervention that additionally included a door-to-door campaign. This latter consisted of going door to door actively to educate residents about control measures and deliver larvicide tablets for treating catch basins at home. A site where no intervention measures were carried out was used as a control.