Mosquito Control Methods
Questions on Pesticides?
- National
Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
1-800-858-7378
Current as of: April 9, 2007
- Methods of Mosquito Control - What you can do to help control mosquitoes around your home.
Mosquito Repellents
- What You Need to Know about Mosquito Repellent
- How to Use Insect Repellents Safely
- Using DEET on Children
- The Insect Repellent DEET
- Picaridin - Technical Fact Sheet (83 KB, PDF, 6 pages)
- 3-[N-Butyl-N-acetyl]-aminopropionic acid, ethyl ester (IR3535) -Technical fact sheet
- p-Menthane-3,8-diol (Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus) - Technical fact sheet
Pesticides for Mosquitoes
- Malathion
- Larvicides
- Naled
- Permethrin, resmethrin, sumithrin (synthetic pyrethroids)
Other Resources
- Joint Statement on Mosquito Control - EPA & CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA)
- Outdoor residential misting systems (including mosquito misting systems)