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2. Mosquito control - Wikipedia

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   Mosquito control manages the population of mosquitoes to reduce their damage to human health, economies, and enjoyment. Mosquito control is a vital public-health practice throughout the world and especially in the tropics because mosquitoes spread many diseases, such as malaria and the Zika virus. Mosquito-control operations are targeted to ...

3. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Insect repellent. A mosquito coil. An insect repellent (also commonly called " bug spray ") is a substance applied to the skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne (and other arthropod ...

4. Mosquito - Wikipedia

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   Many measures have been tried for mosquito control, including the elimination of breeding places, exclusion via window screens and mosquito nets, biological control with parasites such as fungi [105] [106] and nematodes, [107] or predators such as fish, [108] [109] [110] copepods, [111] dragonfly nymphs and adults, and some species of lizard ...

5. Vector control - Wikipedia

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   Vector control taking place in the Southern United States during the 1920s. Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the mammals, birds, insects or other arthropods (here collectively called "vectors") which transmit disease pathogens. The most frequent type of vector control is mosquito control using a variety of strategies.

6. Malaria - Wikipedia

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   An Anopheles stephensi mosquito shortly after obtaining blood from a human (the droplet of blood is expelled as a surplus). This mosquito is a vector of malaria, and mosquito control is an effective way of reducing its incidence. Methods used to prevent malaria include medications, mosquito elimination and the prevention of bites.

7. Pest control - Wikipedia

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   Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest; such as any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities or environment. [1] The human response depends on the importance of the damage done and will range from tolerance, through deterrence and management, to attempts to completely eradicate the ...