Publications
| field trials of tolypocladium cylindrosporum against larvae of aedes polynesiensis breeding in crab holes in fiji. | the new zealand isolate of the entomopathogenic fungus tolypocladium cylindrosporum was field-tested against larvae of the crab hole breeding mosquito aedes polynesiensis. a reduction of approximately 87% was achieved in the larval populations of all crab holes treated with t. cylindrosporum by day 21 of spore application. however, the mosquito populations recovered to the pretreatment level within two months indicating that any residual activity of this pathogen was insignificant. | 1986 | 3507501 |
| aedes albopictus and other aedes (stegomyia) species in fiji. | during an assessment of the dengue situation in fiji in early 1992, a house-to-house survey of container-breeding aedes was made. discarded tires and water drums were identified as key breeding sites for the 4 potential dengue vectors: aedes aegypti, aedes albopictus, aedes pseudoscutellaris, and aedes polynesiensis. aedes albopictus were detected on viti levu, vanua levu, and on taveuni. examination of early records and of used tire importation suggests entry into fiji after july 1985 but well ... | 1995 | 7595450 |