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ADULTICIDE CONTROL

Adult Mosquito Surveillance
Adult mosquito surveillance is necessary to determine the relative mosquito populations after a disaster event. Knowing the relative populations around a city, county, or even state can help direct resources and valuable insecticides to the most impacted areas in terms of mosquito populations. By identifying the collections, we can estimate the mosquito's flight range, risk of mosquito-borne illness, and ultimately improve efficacy of control efforts.

Adult Mosquito Control
If adult mosquito populations have already increased, adult mosquito control should commence as your next line of defense against rising populations. Adulticiding is the application of products into the air to reduce the population of adult mosquitoes. These "adulticides" are usually applied by handheld, ATV/UTV mounted, or truck mounted ULV (Ultra Low Volume) aerosol generators.

When truck applications are not feasible or acreage is too large, aerial adulticiding becomes more effective and efficient. The amount of product applied varies on the product type and active ingredient, but usually is in the range of 1 oz/acre. The act of adulticiding provides immediate temporary control of adult mosquito populations. During a disaster situation, repeated applications may be necessary until breeding habitat is removed or dries.