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In the face of the reemergence of the parasite, Mexico is intensifying sanitary measures—calling for the treatment of wounds in livestock, larvicide baths, and deworming of cattle—and has introduced inspection stations like the one that discovered the case in Chiapas.
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Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
The traps contain larvicides that destroy any eggs mosquito may lay, thus reducing their populations.
—Alice Park, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Buckner applies a larvicide, an insecticide that kills immature mosquitoes or larvae, that contains the naturally occurring Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (Bti) to a water fountain in her yard every month.
—Korin Miller, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2024
In areas with high rates of dengue-carrying mosquitoes, field teams apply larvicide and go door-to-door urging residents to use repellent and get rid of breeding grounds, authorities said.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
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Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
The traps contain larvicides that destroy any eggs mosquito may lay, thus reducing their populations.
—Alice Park, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Buckner applies a larvicide, an insecticide that kills immature mosquitoes or larvae, that contains the naturally occurring Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (Bti) to a water fountain in her yard every month.
—Korin Miller, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2024
In areas with high rates of dengue-carrying mosquitoes, field teams apply larvicide and go door-to-door urging residents to use repellent and get rid of breeding grounds, authorities said.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
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“Larvicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/larvicide. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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larvicide
noun
lar·vi·cide
ˈlär-və-ˌsīd 
: a chemical substance used for killing larvae that are pests
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