Mosquito Control:

What state and local mosquito control programs do

Why is local mosquito control important? Who conducts mosquito control?
Some mosquitoes can spread viruses like Zika, Mosquito control districts or state and
West Nile, and dengue. Other mosquitoes bother local government departments work to
people, but don’t spread viruses. Mosquito control mosquitoes.
control activities reduce all types of mosquitoes.

What do local mosquito control programs do?

Educate
Teach the public
about mosquito
Respond control practices Conduct
Act on information surveillance
from health Track mosquito
departments about populations and
cases of disease in viruses they may
the community be carrying

Study
Kill larvae mosquitoes
Treat water that
Determine if
cannot be covered
EPA-registered
or removed with
insecticides
larvicides
are effective

Kill adult Remove

mosquitoes standing water
Spray adulticides Reduce areas where
when mosquitoes mosquitoes lay
are most active eggs that hatch
into larvae

Mosquito Control: You Have Options.

Learn more: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/
controlling-mosquitoes-at-home.html

CS266803-B December 15, 2016