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Project Leader(s): D. A. Rutz1,
P. E. Kaufman1, L. C. Harrington1 and J. K. Waldron2
1Department of Entomology,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2New York State IPM,
Cornell University, Geneva, NY
Cooperator(s): Ken Wise —
NYS IPM Program, Schoharie CCE
Dave Balbian - CNY Dairy, Livestock,
& Field Crops Team, CCE
Bruce Tillapaugh — Wyoming County
CCE
Project type: Monitoring, forecasting,
and economic thresholds
Project locations: Our results
are applicable throughout the Northeast
Abstract
Mosquitoes breeding on dairy farms may
present a health risk to the citizens of New York State. Our study had
four critical results. We determined that bunker tires on dairy farms
are important mosquito production sites. We identified the mosquito
species breeding in bunker tires and the adult species host seeking
on dairies in select regions around New York State. We identified the
current range of the invasive species Oc. j. japonicus breeding
on New York dairies and we have established "negative presence"
baseline data for Ae. albopictus on dairies in these 5 regions.
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