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Managing Mosquitoes in Surface-Flow Constructed Treatment Wetlands
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Constructed treatment wetlands can provide cost-effective water quality treatment and may provide other benefits such as wildlife conservation, wetland habitat enhancement, and sites for public education and recreation. However, man-made wetlands used to treat municipal or agricultural wastewater as well as storm water often produce mosquitoes, which are a public health concern. Design features that are thought to be necessary for water quality improvement, such as shallow water and dense emergent vegetation, can cause significant mosquito production. Because many bird species are reservoirs for viral pathogens that cause diseases in humans and domesticated animals, the attraction of large numbers of birds to constructed wetlands also increases the risk of transmission of mosquito-borne viral infections to susceptible bird populations living near human residences and to humans and companion animals. The potential for conflict between wetland operators or managers and agencies charged with protecting public health is typically highest near areas of residential development and in arid regions where mosquito populations are naturally low. This publication discusses how the design and operation of surface-flow wetlands constructed primarily for water quality improvement can contribute to issues related to high populations of mosquitoes. Subsurface-flow wetlands, another type of constructed treatment wetland, are not discussed here. Surface-flow wetlands most often appear similar to a marsh containing emergent vegetation (fig. 1). Many of the recommendations discussed here also apply to man-made wetlands intended for uses other than water quality improvement. Incorporating design features to minimize mosquito production can significantly decrease mosquito abundance, lower the costs of mosquito control, and may lessen legal liability. Figure 1. A constructed treatment wetland incorporating a mixture of emergent macrophytes in shallow marshes and deep-water
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“Control of mosquito production from constructed treatment wetlands is accomplished by a combination of source reduction techniques, such as vegetation management, and utilizing design features such as deep water zones that reduce mosquito production (both discussed in more detail in section 5.3.2 and section 6.6, below), and application of mosquito control agents [101,102,103].”
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“Growth of floating vegetation is sometimes a problem that can limit the effectiveness of these deep water areas for mosquito abatement [101].”
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Rey, J., Walton, W., Wolfe, R., Connelly, C., O'Connell, S., Berg, J., Sakolsky-Hoopes, G., & Laderman, A. (2012) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph9124537 · Cited by 85
“Growth of floating vegetation is sometimes a problem that can limit the effectiveness of these deep water areas for mosquito abatement [101].”
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- Walton, W. E.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- Corresponding author
- Walton, William E
- ORCID
- Walton, William E
- Published
- 2003-11
- OpenAlex
- W2786050721
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 3.82
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Keywords
- mosquitoes, surface flow constructed wetland, mosquito control, mosquito-borne viral disease, bird reservoirs, wetland design, emergent macrophytes, shallow water, wastewater treatment, stormwater treatment, public health risk, legal liability
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