How do pesticide regulations protect me (and the environment) during mosquito control programs?
Pesticides are tested extensively for human and environmental safety before their use is allowed. Because of the way they are applied, mosquito sprays use some of the safest available insecticides. However, no insecticide is completely safe so adult mosquito sprays are made only when public health officials decide that the healths risks from West Nile virus or other mosquito borne illness outweigh the risk from exposure to the insecticide.
