larvicide
Kills immature insects
A larvicide is a substance used to kill larvae, especially those of mosquitoes and other insects.
Larvicides target the immature stage before pests can develop into adults, making them a tool in disease prevention: The county applied larvicide to standing water to control the mosquito population.
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
river blindness · elephantiasis · mosquito-borne · vector-borne · disease prevention · transmission · outbreak · endemic
Systematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- environmental managementOverseeing natural resource use
- biological controlPest suppression via natural enemies
Dispersing liquid as mist
- foggingMoisture condensing on surfaces
- granularMade of tiny particles
- briquetteCompressed combustible block
- slow-releaseDispensing payload over time
treatment · dosage · residual · formulation · concentration · dilution · broadcast · spot treatment
Synthetic bug-killing compound
- abateLessen in intensity
- organophosphatePhosphorus compound, often toxic
Unmoving pooled liquid
- standing waterAccumulated unmoving liquid
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
- puddlesSmall collected water pools
- rain barrelsOutdoor precipitation collectors
ditches · catch basins · storm drains · septic tanks · marshes · swamps · rice paddies · irrigation channels
Larval moths or butterflies
- midgesMinuscule flying insects
- black fliesSmall biting dipterans
- drain fliesInsects breeding in pipes
- fungus gnatsTiny flies infesting damp soil
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
leishmaniasis · river blindness · elephantiasis · mosquito-borne · vector-borne · disease prevention · transmission · outbreak · endemic · epidemic
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- environmental managementOverseeing natural resource use
public health campaign · biological control · community outreach
spraying
Dispersing liquid as mist
- foggingMoisture condensing on surfaces
- granularMade of tiny particles
- briquetteCompressed combustible block
slow-release · treatment · dosage · residual · formulation · concentration · dilution · broadcast · spot treatment · water treatment
permethrin
Synthetic bug-killing compound
- abateLessen in intensity
- organophosphatePhosphorus compound, often toxic
stagnant water
Unmoving pooled liquid
- standing waterAccumulated unmoving liquid
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
- puddlesSmall collected water pools
rain barrels · ditches · catch basins · storm drains · septic tanks · marshes · swamps · rice paddies · irrigation channels · gutters
caterpillars
Larval moths or butterflies
- midgesMinuscule flying insects
- black fliesSmall biting dipterans
- drain fliesInsects breeding in pipes
fungus gnats · leafminer · borer · cutworm · armyworm · hornworm · webworm
- pest controlrat trap, mousetrap, exterminator, pesticides, fumigator
- -cide wordshomicide, suicide, genocide, fratricide, matricide
- Biocidesbiocide, biocidal, germicide, germicidal, disinfectant
- Pesticidespesticides, DDT, permethrin, pyrethrin, organophosphate
- malaria treatmentantimalarials, chloroquine, quinine, hydroxychloroquine, doxycycline