Mosquito control manages the population of mosquitoes to reduce their damage to human health, economies, and enjoyment. Control strategies range from...
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Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word mosquito (formed by mosca and diminutive -ito) is Spanish...
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Aedes albopictus (redirect from Asian Tiger mosquito)
Stegomyia albopicta), from the mosquito (Culicidae) family, also known as the (Asian) tiger mosquito or forest mosquito, is a mosquito native to the tropical...
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Mosquito-borne diseases or mosquito-borne illnesses are diseases caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites transmitted by mosquitoes. Nearly 700 million...
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transmit disease pathogens. The most frequent type of vector control is mosquito control using a variety of strategies. Several of the "neglected tropical...
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The Mosquito Control EP is the first studio release by American post-metal band Isis, released in 1998 by Escape Artist. The piece runs fluently through...
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American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) is an American nonprofit organization and the world's leading organization dedicated to mosquito control. It was...
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Insect repellent (redirect from Mosquito repellent)
"natural" repellents. For protection against ticks and mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023)...
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Malaria (section Mosquito control)
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates and Anopheles mosquitoes. Human malaria causes symptoms that typically include...
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long-term control. Biological control can be an important component of an integrated pest management programme. For example: mosquitoes are often controlled by...
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Mosquitofish (redirect from Mosquito fish)
given because the fish eats mosquito larvae, and has been used more than any other fishes for the biological control of mosquitoes. Gambusia typically eat...
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Aedes aegypti (redirect from Yellow fever mosquito)
'of Egypt'), sometimes called the Egyptian mosquito, dengue mosquito or yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that spreads diseases like dengue fever, yellow...
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In Honduras, where the mosquito Aedes aegypti was transmitting dengue fever and other infectious diseases, biological control was attempted by a community...
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Zika fever (section Mosquito control)
for mosquito control such as the use of Wolbachia bacteria to render mosquitoes resistant to the virus, and, the release of sterilized male mosquitoes that...
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Goldfish (section For mosquito control)
are frequently added to stagnant bodies of water in an attempt to reduce mosquito populations, which spread the vectors of diseases such as West Nile virus...
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A mosquito net is a type of meshed curtain or cloth that is circumferentially draped over a bed or a sleeping area to offer the sleeper barrier protection...
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The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its airframe...
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populations of Aedes mosquitoes. Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Can. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association...
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Mosquitofish in Australia (section Mosquito control)
to control mosquito populations; however, there has been no evidence that Gambusia has had any effect in controlling mosquito populations or mosquito-borne...
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gigantea is reported to exhibit mosquito controlling properties against Culex gelidus and Culex tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes which serve as vectors for Japanese...
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Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (redirect from Mosquito dunk)
biological control agents for larvae stages of certain dipterans. Bti produces toxins which are effective in killing various species of mosquitoes, fungus...
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transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly species of Culex. The primary hosts of WNV are birds, so that the virus remains within a "bird–mosquito–bird" transmission...
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The German Mosquito Control Association (GMCA) conducts insecticide operations in the mosquito-infested floodplains of the Upper Rhine between Bingen...
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Clarke Mosquito Control. The current product is most often used to control adult mosquitoes. Spraying it into the air kills adult mosquitoes that are...
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first of two Skyvan 3s for aerial geological survey work. The Collier Mosquito Control District uses Skyvans for aerial spraying. Skyvan G-BEOL starred in...
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Fly-killing device (redirect from Mosquito bat)
fly-killing device is used for pest control of flying insects, such as houseflies, wasps, moths, gnats, and mosquitoes. A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly swatter)...
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the same mosquitoes. It is believed most people become immune after a single infection. The best means of prevention are overall mosquito control and the...
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Culex quinquefasciatus (redirect from Southern house mosquito)
named Culex fatigans), commonly known as the southern house mosquito, is a medium-sized mosquito found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It...
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Anopheles (redirect from Anopheles mosquito)
mosquito first described by the German entomologist J. W. Meigen in 1818, and are known as nail mosquitoes and marsh mosquitoes. Many such mosquitoes...
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Culex pipiens (redirect from Northern house mosquito)
Culex pipiens is a species of mosquito commonly referred to as the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito. Native to Africa, Asia and Europe...
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