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| PHEREC
is perhaps best known as "the insecticide-testing
center" for Florida mosquito control.
This reputation came as a result of
extensive chemical, equipment and procedural
evaluations that have been and continue
to be conducted on mosquito adulticides
and larvicides. Other major historical
contributions of the Center include: |
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Collection
of basic biological information necessary
to understand the dog fly problem in
Florida; |
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Development
of the dog fly control program; |
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Development
and maintenance of mosquito resistance
data in Florida; |
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Development
of an abstracted literature database
on pesticide effects on non-target organisms; |
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Rearing
and testing mosquito biological control
agents; |
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Development
and evaluation of trapping and other
alternative control and surveillance
systems for public health arthropods; |
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Publication
of free extension entomology guides
(EntGuides) on biology and control of
public health arthropods; |
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Over
200 scientific publications; and, |
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Provider
of numerous public health arthropod
training activities (e.g.,
Dog Fly Identification & Control
Workshop, Panhandle Mosquito Control
Workshop, Southeast Regional Public
Health Pest & Vector Management
Conference, Science Teacher Workshop
and Florida Mosquito Control Association
Short Courses). |
