Effects of controlled burning on Aedes taeniorhynchus eggs in an abandoned rice impoundment in South Carolina.

Controlled burning reduced the number of viable eggs in an Aedes population. The effectiveness of the burn was related to the amount of rainfall, surface moisture and dry vegetation. A greater reduction in viable eggs occurred when the burn was close to the ground. Variable results were achieved if the surface was moist but there was a significant reduction in the number of viable eggs, due to a heavy amount of dry vegetation accompanied by low rainfall.