Insecticides

Insecticide Spraying

Mosquitoes can be prohibited while in their larval developmental stage. Inspectors conduct every day inspections to find the mosquito larvae and take the essential action to kill them. Small containers are emptied, while superior naturally occurring areas may require the use of an insecticide. This process is known as larviciding and while time consuming and labor intensive. It prevents the larvae from becoming flying, biting mosquitoes. The main insecticides used to kill mosquito larvae are Bti and Methoprene. Bti - Bti is applied in any liquid or granular form to areas of standing water with mosquito breeding. Methoprene is an insect growth regulator that is applied in liquid, granules, pellets, or briquets to areas of standing water with mosquito breeding Insecticides for adult mosquito control:

There are four types of insecticides used for adult mosquito control program.

1. Fyfanon 97% concentrate is oil based organic phosphate insecticide that is used in spray trucks.

2. Bio-Mist 30+30 is a synthetic version of pyrethrin insecticide, derived from the Chrysanthemum. It will replace Fyfanon in the close future as the primary insecticide used in spray trucks. Rotating insecticides reduces the probability of insecticide resistance.

3. Scourge 4-12 is another synthetic version of pyrethrin insecticide that is effectual in controlling adult mosquitoes.

4. Naled is an oil -based organic phosphate insecticide used exclusively for aerial application. It is highly successful in controlling adult salt marsh mosquitoes

5. Truck spraying to kill adult mosquitoes is a vital part of the mosquito control program. The spray trucks apply a fine mist of concentrated Fyfanon insecticide through a method known as Ultra Low Volume application.

Best among all: Fyfanon insecticide is one of the slightest toxic insecticides labeled for mosquito control. The spray of insecticide from the sprayer is effective for killing adult mosquitoes about 300 feet downwind. Truck spraying is used mainly for localized concentrations of mosquitoes during various areas. The insecticides used are recognized as contact sprays. As the name involves, the insecticide should contact the mosquito in order to kill it. The insecticides do not avoid or repel mosquitoes from an area. Adult mosquitoes that travel into an area after spraying are not killed and it may occasionally appear that the spraying was ineffective. The insecticides used to manage mosquitoes are non-persistent. They last only a short period of time and are biodegraded into safe byproducts.

Insecticides