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1 June 2010 The Need for Collaboration Among Government Agencies to Reduce Mosquito Production in Mandated Stormwater Treatment Structures
Justin E. Harbison, Marco E. Metzger, Charlotte G. Neumann, Osman Galal, Renjie Hu, Vicki L. Kramer
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Abstract

Efforts to improve water quality increasingly rely on structural stormwater best management practices (BMPs) to remove pollutants from urban runoff. These structures can unintentionally produce mosquitoes and may play a role in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. A questionnaire was distributed to over 300 stormwater and mosquito control agencies in the United States to assess the prevalence of BMPs and associated mosquito production, identify current measures to control mosquitoes within BMPs, and elucidate the extent of collaboration between these agencies. Responses suggest that agencies often lack basic information relevant to minimizing mosquitoes in BMPs, such as the number of structures within an agency's jurisdiction and the frequency of their maintenance, and that greater interagency collaboration could improve control efforts. Approximately 40% of agencies reported regular collaboration to minimize mosquito production in BMPs; however, barriers to such collaborative work included confusion over roles and responsibilities and a lack of interest. The rapid increase of BMPs in urban environments resulting from increasingly stringent water-quality regulations provides justification for increased collaboration between stormwater and mosquito control sectors of government to aid and strengthen public health efforts.

Justin E. Harbison, Marco E. Metzger, Charlotte G. Neumann, Osman Galal, Renjie Hu, and Vicki L. Kramer "The Need for Collaboration Among Government Agencies to Reduce Mosquito Production in Mandated Stormwater Treatment Structures," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 26(2), 198-204, (1 June 2010). https://doi.org/10.2987/09-5990.1
Published: 1 June 2010
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KEYWORDS
Best Management Practices
collaboration
mosquito-borne diseases
mosquitoes
stormwater
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