Officials said the solid, granular larvicide does not hurt people or pets but kills mosquito larvae before they can grow into adult, biting mosquitoes. West Nile virus is mainly a bird disease.

Ludhiana: With peak monsoon still months away, the health department has already discovered dengue mosquito larvae in 31 homes across the district, prompting an urgent ramp-up of anti-larval ...

Aerial applications targeting mosquito larvae in wetlands is started Tuesday in a number of local communities. The Norfolk County Mosquito Control District will be conducting helicopter ...

Mosquitoes at Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District in Garden Grove, CA, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Mosquito larva and pupa at ...

Health officials emphasize that even small amounts of standing water in tires can support hundreds of mosquito larvae, potentially leading to significant mosquito populations in residential areas.

Throughout April and continuing into May, the health department's Housing and Community Environment Program will treat more than 50 wetlands across 20 municipalities, targeting mosquito larvae.

Elling says around two dozen employees have been trained to use these drones to disperse treatment that kills mosquito larvae in wetlands. “The treatment targets mosquito and midge larvae and it ...

or even predators of mosquito larvae such as goldfish. Analysis of the researchers' survey results indicated that these three water treatment methods were also effective forms of mosquito prevention.

“There are tablets that we use to help eliminate the (mosquito) larvae in standing water,” said Lamb. “We have these small tablets here for your smaller applications, and then we have these ...

confirming that the first mosquito larvae of the year were found on March 17, "about when we would expect them to show up." Deer ticks have also already been discovered. MMCD says last year was an ...