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The traps contain larvicides that destroy any eggs mosquito may lay, thus reducing their populations.
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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
That means draining breeding sites, spraying larvicides (which are biological toxins and don’t cause resistance) on water that can’t be drained and moving homes out of swampy areas.
—Stephanie Nolen Malin Fezehai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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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
That means draining breeding sites, spraying larvicides (which are biological toxins and don’t cause resistance) on water that can’t be drained and moving homes out of swampy areas.
—Stephanie Nolen Malin Fezehai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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“Larvicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/larvicide. Accessed 15 Nov. 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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