larvicides
Immature insect poisons
Larvicides are substances used to kill larvae, particularly the immature forms of insects.
Most commonly applied to mosquito control, larvicides target breeding sites like standing water before adults emerge: The county sprayed larvicides in drainage ditches to reduce the mosquito population.
They may be biological agents, oils, or chemical compounds.
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- stagnant waterUnmoving pooled liquid
- pupaeMetamorphosis middle stage
- instarArthropod developmental stage
dengue · malaria · yellow fever · oviposition · blood meal · mosquito-borne · vector · emergence
Vegetation-destroying chemical
- fungicideChemical that kills mold
- rodenticideSubstance lethal to rats
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- dustingRemoving surface grime
agrochemical · horticulture · orchard · greenhouse · plantation · rice paddy · irrigation canal · drainage ditch
Small compressed spheres
- granularMade of tiny particles
- abateLessen in intensity
- slow-releaseDispensing payload over time
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
larvae
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- stagnant waterUnmoving pooled liquid
- pupaeMetamorphosis middle stage
instar · dengue · malaria · yellow fever · oviposition · blood meal · mosquito-borne · vector · emergence · marsh
herbicide
Vegetation-destroying chemical
- fungicideChemical that kills mold
- rodenticideSubstance lethal to rats
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
dusting · agrochemical · horticulture · orchard · greenhouse · plantation · rice paddy · irrigation canal · drainage ditch · aquaculture
pellets
Small compressed spheres
- granularMade of tiny particles
- abateLessen in intensity
- slow-releaseDispensing payload over time
- pest controlrat trap, mousetrap, exterminator, pesticides, fumigator
- Agrochemicalsfertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, herbicide, insecticides
- Pesticidespesticides, DDT, permethrin, pyrethrin, organophosphate
- insecticidesDDT, permethrin, pyrethrin, pyrethroids, organophosphate
- antiparasiticsantiparasitic, antiparasitics, ivermectin, dewormer, deworming