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Anvil (insecticide)

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Sumithrin was registered for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1975 and Anvil is registered for ground and aerial application in outdoor residential and recreational areas. Anvil is manufactured and distributed by
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in size. A very small amount of active ingredient is used; about 0.6 ounces (17 g) of active ingredient is used to treat 1 acre (0.40 ha) (4.2 kg/km²).
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during a West Nile virus outbreak. According to the Anvil Technical Bulletin, this application reduced mosquito populations by approximately 80 percent.
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No-spray protests have called for more organic methods of preventing West Nile fever due to concerns about the potential health and
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of the spray as well as recent studies showing the ineffectiveness of the spray. The active compound is an
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Garey, J; Wolff, MS (1998). "Estrogenic and antiprogestagenic activities of pyrethroid insecticides".
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Anvil is applied aerially via fixed-wing and rotary aircraft or via ground applications (truck/
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Anvil has been tested in 43 field trials in the United States against 30 mosquito species.
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Bretveld, RW; Thomas, CM; Scheepers, PT; Zielhuis, GA; Roeleveld, N (2006-05-31).
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In 2003, Anvil was used to treat more than one million acres (4,000 km²) in
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In 2006, Anvil was used in Massachusetts after Governor
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insecticide
West Nile fever
mosquito
Sumithrin
pyrethroid
ATV
ultra-low volume
micrometres
break down quickly in sunlight
bioaccumulate
Clarke Mosquito Control
Larimer County, Colorado
Mitt Romney
state of emergency
Eastern equine encephalitis
environmental effects
endocrine disruptor
toxic
"Clarke Mosquito"
the original
doi
10.1006/bbrc.1998.9569
PMID
9790999
"Pesticide exposure: the hormonal function of the female reproductive system disrupted?"
doi
10.1186/1477-7827-4-30
PMC
1524969
PMID

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