Entomologists conduct mosquito surveillance, control program
/ Published July 10, 2009
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Master Sgt. Dennis Holt checks standing water in a storm drain for mosquito larva on the airfield at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Sergeant Holt is the NCO in charge of entomology with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron. To control and prevent the spread of mosquitoes, there are several easy steps everyone should follow; remove, repair, or empty everything that could breed mosquitoes. Residents should also repair door and window screens to keep out mosquitoes. To prevent the influx of mosquitos, the base self-help store provides base residents insecticides specifically labeled for controlling adult mosquitoes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class DevinDoskey)
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Yokota AIR BASE, Japan -- A fire training facility pond holds Japan native Medaka
Fish. An active mosquito surveillance and control program was implemented in
2007 on Yokota Air Base to reduce and control mosquitoes. One measure introduced was a biological mosquito control program initiated by the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Entomology section and the Installation Natural Resources Program Manager, Mr.Yoshitaka Yamaguchi. Medaka, also known as Japanese killifish, and Oryzias latipes are common throughout Asia and are mosquito-larvivorous, which means larvae eating fish. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)
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Airman First Class Perry Neang, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Pest Management apprentice, checks a storm drain for standing water at Yokota Air Base, Japan. When standing water is discovered, a chemical treatment is performed to break the normal life cycle of the mosquitoes. The chemical insect growth regulator stops the development of a mosquito from the larva to adult stage and is one of the most effective forms of mosquito control. To control and prevent the spread of mosquitoes, there are several easy steps everyone should follow; remove, repair, or empty everything that could breed mosquitoes. Residents should also repair door and window screens to keep out mosquitoes. To prevent the influx of mosquito's the base self-help store provides base residents insecticides specifically labeled for controlling adult mosquitoes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class DevinDoskey)