Pesticide Information
Depending on the type of larval habitat, Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Disease Division
staff use a specific type of product. When these products are used
correctly they are safe for humans, animals, and the environment.
Here is a list of some of the products Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Disease Division utilizes.
- Agnique® - The primary larvicide used by Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Disease Division
staff. It is a product which is used to spray on the water surface
of larval breeding sites. This product prevents the larvae and
pupae from breathing, causing death by suffocation.
- Golden Bear® - This product is used to spray on the water
surface of larval breeding sites. This product prevents larvae
and pupae from breathing, causing death by suffocation.
- Altosid® - This product is applied to sites prior to flooding.
The material will dissolve when exposed to water and when mosquito
eggs hatch, this material will prevent the mosquitoes from developing
into an adult.
- Pyrenone Mosquito Capsules® - A synthetic pyrethrin used
to kill mosquito larvae and used in mosquito breeding sites such
as marshy areas, pools and ponds where fish and other aquatic
animals will not be harmed.
- Vectolex® - A biological product used to kill mosquito
larvae. The mosquito larvae ingest the bacteria and a toxin is
released by the bacteria killing it.