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2. Are chemical sprays used to kill mosquitos safe to use? Here ...

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   State and local agencies use pesticides like permethrin applied either by aircraft or on the ground through truck-mounted sprayers. Their goal is to control adult mosquitoes to combat an outbreak ...

3. Temefos - Wikipedia

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   Temefos or temephos (trade name Abate) is an organophosphate larvicide used to treat water infested with disease-carrying insects [2] including mosquitoes, midges, and black fly larvae. As with other organophosphates, temephos affects the central nervous system through inhibition of cholinesterase. In larvae, this results in death before ...

4. Metofluthrin - Wikipedia

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   The vapors of metofluthrin are highly effective and capable of repelling up to 97% of mosquitoes in field tests. [2] Metofluthrin is used in a variety of consumer products, called emanators, for indoor and outdoor use. [3] [4] These products produce a vapor that protects an individual or area. Effectiveness is reduced by air movement.

5. Malathion - Wikipedia

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   Malathion is a pesticide that is widely used in agriculture, residential landscaping, public recreation areas, and in public health pest control programs such as mosquito eradication. [5] In the US, it is the most commonly used organophosphate insecticide.

6. The Best Mosquito Repellents to Keep Those Pesky Bugs Away - AOL

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   Ben's 30 Deet Mosquito Tick Insect & Bug Repellent Field Wipes. These water-based wipes are a non-bulky alternative to personal bug sprays. Since you rub them directly to the skin, they’re super ...

7. Mosquito season is upon us. So why are Southern California ...

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   Mosquito control experts tout sterilization for being environmentally friendly because it doesn’t involve spraying chemicals, and it may have a longer-lasting effectiveness than pesticides. It ...