Mosquito Control | Zika virus | CDC

Mosquito Control | Zika virus | CDC

Mosquito Control

Everyone can help control mosquitoes

• Professionals from local government departments or mosquito control districts develop mosquito control plans, perform tasks to control young and adult mosquitoes, and evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken.
• You, your neighbors, and the community can also take steps to reduce mosquitoes in and around your home and in your neighborhood.

• PREVENT MOSQUITO BITES

  The best way to prevent Zika is to protect yourself from mosquito bites.

• POTENTIAL RANGE IN US

  CDC's best estimate of the potential range of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the United States.

• AERIAL SPRAYING

  Airplanes can be used to treat very large areas with insecticides safely, quickly, and efficiently.

• RESOURCES

  Guidance and planning resources, mosquito information, and mosquito control resources.

• INTEGRATED MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT

  Uses a combination of methods to prevent and control mosquitoes that spread viruses.

• FOR PROFESSIONALS

  Information on surveillance and control, insecticide resistance, and disinsection.

• INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE

  Insecticide resistance is an overall reduction in the ability of an insecticide product to kill mosquitoes.