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

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   Mosquitoes love moisture and humidity because they can find standing water to lay their eggs on. Texas’ mosquito season can last until late fall. It typically comes to an end when temperatures ...

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. Local elimination of mosquitoes is possible. Here’s why we ...

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   Other avenues include using non-chemical options to kill immature mosquitoes – like bringing in fish to eat the larvae – setting sugar traps and using drones to find stagnant water for removal ...

5. Lethal ovitrap - Wikipedia

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   The female mosquito lands on the velour strip to lay eggs and receives a lethal dose of pesticide. A lethal ovitrap is a device which attracts gravid female container-breeding mosquitoes and kills them. The traps halt the insect's life cycle by killing adult insects and stopping reproduction.

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. Larvicide - Wikipedia

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   Larviciding techniques can also include the addition of surface films to standing water to suffocate mosquito larvae, or the genetic modification of plants so that they naturally produce a larvicide in plant tissues. [citation needed] Research on botanical oils has found neem oil to be larvicidal. [citation needed]