mosquito control
Fighting biting insects
Mosquito control is the effort to reduce mosquito populations or prevent their bites.
Methods include draining standing water where mosquitoes breed, spraying insecticides, introducing predators, and using repellents or screens.
The county's mosquito control program sprays near wetlands each summer.
- permethrinSynthetic bug-killing compound
- citronella oilAromatic insect-repelling extract
- citronella candleAromatic pest-repellent flame
- insecticidesAgents that exterminate bugs
- copepodsMinute aquatic crustaceans
DEET · bug spray · dragonflies · nematodes · pyrethroids · standing water · larvicide · mosquitoes · organophosphates · abatement · active ingredient · malaria · public health · coils · prevention · spray · zapper · fogger
- pest controlinsecticide, rat trap, pesticide, mousetrap, exterminator
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, health education, epidemiology, community health
- city servicestransit, public transit, libraries, sanitation, fire department
- exterminatorsexterminator, fumigator, pest inspector, termite inspector, rat catcher
- tropical healthmalaria, dengue, dengue fever, cholera, typhoid
- crop dustingcrop duster, crop dusting, aerial spraying, spray nozzle, spray nozzles
mosquito controlmosquito breeding
Insect reproduction in water
letting nature take its course · non-intervention · inaction · habitat preservation · neglect
mosquito controlmosquito breeding
Insect reproduction in water