What does the Village do to control the mosquito population?
the Village contracts for mosquito control in DuPage County but the Desplaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District treats Cook County. The Village’s contract with Clarke Mosquito Control includes surveillance and monitoring, larval control, adult mosquito management, Ultra Low Volume treatments with Mosquitomist 1.0 or comparable insecticide when migratory adult mosquito monitoring thresholds are exceeded or when an encephalitis alert is issued, four catch basin control treatments and four helicopter applications complete the program, which begins in early spring. Adulticiding is one of the four main components of an integrated pest management program advocated by the CDC and EPA. The four components include surveillance, larviciding, adulticiding and public education. Each of these has a significant role in minimizing the impact of mosquito-borne diseases. In lab and field tests, application of an adulticiding treatment can reduce affected mosquito populations between 20% and 80% with
