How are mosquito adulticides applied?
Mosquito adulticides are most often applied as very fine droplets that are intended to come into contact and kill flying mosquitoes. This is often called fogging. Longer-lasting adulticides also may be applied to known adult resting areas to provide longer term control. Such treatments are referred to as barrier treatments. What are barrier treatments for control of mosquito adults? Barrier treatments are intended to make a chemical barrier between a mosquito breeding site and an inhabited area. Typically, these are applied by homeowners with handheld equipment to vegetation and other mosquito resting areas around the edges of their property (see www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05526.html for details). The insecticides used for barrier treatments last much longer in the environment that those applied by fogging. Public or organized mosquito control program generally do not use barrier treatments as one of their main control strategies. Why is adulticiding often called fogging?
Mosquito adulticides are most often applied as very fine droplets that are intended to come into contact and kill flying mosquitoes. This is often called fogging. Longer-lasting adulticides also may be applied to known adult resting areas to provide longer term control. Such treatments are referred to as barrier treatments.
