Hanson S M, Lampman R L, Novak R J, Purseglove P M
Illinois Natural History Survey, Department of Natural Resources, Champaign, USA.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996 Dec;12(4):728-9.
Tires that were either crudely chopped or more finely processed into shreds contained viable eggs. Field-collected remnants of 2-3 chopped tires contained viable Aedes albopictus eggs. After shredding tires seeded with mosquito eggs, 34 (4.6%) of an estimated 746 Ae. albopictus eggs and 21 (2.7%) of an estimated 774 Aedes triseriatus eggs survived. Chopped and shredded tire remnants may serve as a means of dispersing mosquitoes.
