Bibliography of Wright Co. Nontarget Study
Balcer, M.D., K.L. Schmude, and J. Snitgen. 1999. Long-term effects of the mosquito control agents Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) and methoprene on non-target macro-invertebrates in wetlands in Wright County, Minnesota (1997-1998). Report submitted to Metropolitan Mosquito Control District February 4, 1999.
Balcer et al. 1999 Report View
Hanowski, J., G. Niemi, A. Lima, and R. Regal. 1997. Response of breeding birds to mosquito control treatments of wetlands. Wetlands 17(4):485-492.
Hanowski, J., G. Niemi, A. Lima, and R. Regal. 1997. Do Mosquito Control Treatments Of Wetlands Affect Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) Growth, Reproduction, Or Behavior? Environ. Toxicol. and Chem. 16 (5):1014–1019.
Hershey, A., A. Lima, G. Niemi, and R. Regal. 1998. Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI) and methoprene on nontarget macroinvertebrates in Minnesota wetlands. Ecol. Applic. 8(1):41-60.
Johnson, C. A., L. B. Johnson, J. Murphy and V. Beasley. 2001. Evaluation of the potential effects of methoprene and Bti on anuran malformations in Wright County, MN. Report submitted to Scientific Peer Review Panel, Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, St. Paul, MN. NRRI Technical Report # NRRI/TR-2001-01.
** report available from MMCD
Liber, K., K. Schmude, and D. Rau. 1998. Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis to chironomids in pond mesocosms. Ecotoxicology 7, 343-354.
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Niemi, G., A. Hershey, L. Shannon, J. Hanowski, A. Lima, R. Axler, and R. Regal. 1999. Ecological effects of mosquito control on zooplankton, insects, and birds. Eviron. Toxicol and Chem. 18(3):549-559.
Niemi, G., R. Axler, J. Hanowski, A. Hershey, and L. Shannon, 1995. Evaluation of the effects of methoprene and Bti on wetland birds and invertebrates in Wright County, MN 1988 to 1993. Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Final Report, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
** report available from MMCD
Schmude, K.L. and M.D. Balcer. 1997. Effects of the mosquito control agents Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) and methoprene on non-target macroinvertebrates in wetlands in Wright County, Minnesota (1997). Report submitted to the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, December 31, 1997.
** report available from MMCD