Is larval control an effective means of controlling mosquitos?
Yes. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention considers larviciding, or the application of chemical or biological agents to kill mosquito larva or pupae, as more effective and target-specific than killing adult mosquitoes, but less permanent than source reduction. The objective is to control the immature stages of the insect before adult populations can develop and disperse. If populations of adult mosquitoes are kept at low levels, the risk of arbovirus transmission is small. The Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) donuts used by the City of Highland Village are an example of a biological larvicide.
Yes. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention considers larviciding, or the application of chemical or biological agents to kill mosquito larva or pupae, as more effective and target-specific than killing adult mosquitoes, but less permanent than source reduction. The objective is to control the immature stages of the insect before adult populations can develop and disperse. If populations of adult mosquitoes are kept at low levels, the risk of arbovirus transmission is small. The Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) donuts used by the City of Denton are an example of a biological larvicide.
