antilarval
Against immature insects
Antilarval describes something that kills or inhibits larvae—the immature forms of insects, amphibians, or other animals that undergo metamorphosis.
The term appears most often in pest control contexts: antilarval treatments for mosquito breeding sites, antilarval properties of certain plant extracts.
Compare antifungal, antibacterial.
Suppressing biting pest populations
- breeding siteReproduction location
- malaria preventionStopping mosquito-borne illness
- abatementDecrease in force
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
infestation · public health · environmental management · biological control · surveillance · fumigation · spraying · intervention
Accumulated unmoving liquid
- stagnant waterUnmoving pooled liquid
- puddlesSmall collected water pools
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
drainage · water treatment · impoundment · ditches · marshes · containers · tires · cisterns
Carnivore of the waters
- guppiesSmall tropical aquarium fish
- copepodsMinute aquatic crustaceans
- natural predatorsAnimals that inherently hunt others
- mosquitofishLarvae-eating freshwater minnow
Plant-based pesticide extract
- bacterial toxinPoison secreted by microorganisms
- chemical treatmentApplying substances to transform materials
- biopesticideNatural pest control agent
- granulesSmall discrete particles
Mesh fabric blocking insects
- bed netsMesh draping over sleeping areas
- window screensMesh inserts blocking insects
mosquito control
Suppressing biting pest populations
- breeding siteReproduction location
- malaria preventionStopping mosquito-borne illness
- abatementDecrease in force
eradication · infestation · public health · environmental management · biological control · surveillance · fumigation · spraying · intervention · disease prevention
standing water
Accumulated unmoving liquid
- stagnant waterUnmoving pooled liquid
- puddlesSmall collected water pools
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
breeding grounds · drainage · water treatment · impoundment · ditches · marshes · containers · tires · cisterns · rain barrels
predatory fish
Carnivore of the waters
- guppiesSmall tropical aquarium fish
- copepodsMinute aquatic crustaceans
- natural predatorsAnimals that inherently hunt others
neem oil
Plant-based pesticide extract
- bacterial toxinPoison secreted by microorganisms
- chemical treatmentApplying substances to transform materials
- biopesticideNatural pest control agent
mosquito netting
Mesh fabric blocking insects
- bed netsMesh draping over sleeping areas
- window screensMesh inserts blocking insects