What are barrier treatments in adult mosquito control?
Longer-lasting adulticides may be applied to known adult resting areas to provide longer term control. Such treatments are referred to as barrier treatments. Barrier treatments are intended to make a chemical barrier between a mosquito breeding site and an inhabited area. Typically, these are applied by homeowners or on a limited scale by public mosquito control programs, using handheld equipment to spray plants and other mosquito resting areas around the edges of their property. The insecticides used for barrier treatments last much longer in the environment than those applied by fogging.
