| | Accession Number | 5004022 |
| | Title | The role of methoprene as Altosid in amphibian deformities |
| | Project Description | This project will use constructed wetlands and outdoor microcosms to test the hypothesis that |
| | methoprene in the formulations of spray or briquette Altosid creates malformations in amphibian |
| | larvae. Methoprene is one of the compounds that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uses within |
| | National Wildlife Refuges to control for mosquitos. They wish to find pesticides that are both |
| | effective and safe to non-target organisms. Earlier research demonstrated that a higher frequency |
| | of missing hindlimb malformations and delayed metamorphosis occurred in wetlands sprayed with |
| | Altosid. This research will augment that study to better understand the risk of methoprene in |
| | creating malformations. |
| | Keywords | amphibian, malformations, methoprene, mosquito control, toxicology, |
| | Principal | Don Sparling, USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: don_sparling@usgs.gov; |
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