Mosquito control

There are a wide array of products on the market designed to either repel or kill mosquitoes. Unfortunately, the vast majority of products simply don't work, or have a negligible impact on preventing mosquito bites and irritations.

Use of a mosquito larvicide may be beneficial when it is impractical to eliminate a breeding site. Larvicides are insecticides which are used to control immature mosquitoes before they have a chance to develop into biting adults.

Mosquito breeding sites are not always obvious or accessible so some nearby sources will remain undetected or impractical to treat.

Rapid increase in satellite technologies during the several decades has facilitated the use of various information technologies for investigations of arthropod pests and vectors of diseases, such as malaria.