Montgomery, Brian L; Love, Barbara

Author(s)

Montgomery, Brian L

Love, Barbara

Publication Date

1995-03

Abstract

Nhulunbuy is situated in Arnhem Land on the Gove Peninsula, approximately 650 km east of Darwin. It is a mining community of approximately 3,000 people associated with Nabalco Mines. The Nhulunbuy Corporation is responsible for conducting mosquito control operations in the township and has extended this service to the Wallaby Beach area at the mines request. Mosquito control includes a combination of larvicide and adult fogging operations that are conducted by a pest control contractor (Mr Dave Suter). The primary aim of the current survey (20-23 March 1995) by two officers from the MEB was to review the location of the major existing and potential breeding sites of Ae. vigilax and the common banded mosquito Cx. annulirostris by larval survey. Both of these species were vectors in a previous epidemic of epidemic polyarthritis and Barmah Forest virus (Whelan and Hayes, 1992). Additional traps were also set on 22 March 1995 (particularly at Wallaby Beach) to supplement the routine adult monitoring program of that week.

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/10137/307

Publisher

Medical Entomology, DHCS

Subject

Insects

Mosquitoes

Assessment

Surveys

Nhulunbuy

Arboviruses

Endemic polyarthritis

Ross River virus infections

Vector control

Public health

Monitoring

Engineering

Sewage

Environmental management

Insecticides

Climate

Title

Nhulunbuy and Wallaby Beach mosquito investigation 20-23 March 1995

Type of document

Technical Report

Entity Type

Publication

Author(s)	Montgomery, Brian L Love, Barbara
Publication Date	1995-03
Abstract	Nhulunbuy is situated in Arnhem Land on the Gove Peninsula, approximately 650 km east of Darwin. It is a mining community of approximately 3,000 people associated with Nabalco Mines. The Nhulunbuy Corporation is responsible for conducting mosquito control operations in the township and has extended this service to the Wallaby Beach area at the mines request. Mosquito control includes a combination of larvicide and adult fogging operations that are conducted by a pest control contractor (Mr Dave Suter). The primary aim of the current survey (20-23 March 1995) by two officers from the MEB was to review the location of the major existing and potential breeding sites of Ae. vigilax and the common banded mosquito Cx. annulirostris by larval survey. Both of these species were vectors in a previous epidemic of epidemic polyarthritis and Barmah Forest virus (Whelan and Hayes, 1992). Additional traps were also set on 22 March 1995 (particularly at Wallaby Beach) to supplement the routine adult monitoring program of that week.
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/10137/307
Publisher	Medical Entomology, DHCS
Subject	Insects Mosquitoes Assessment Surveys Nhulunbuy Arboviruses Endemic polyarthritis Ross River virus infections Vector control Public health Monitoring Engineering Sewage Environmental management Insecticides Climate
Title	Nhulunbuy and Wallaby Beach mosquito investigation 20-23 March 1995
Type of document	Technical Report
Entity Type	Publication

Nhulunbuy and Wallaby Beach mosquito investigation 20-23 March 1995

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