mardi 24 février 2015

You Can Get Rid Of Pesky Mosquitos With EPA Approved Mosquito Remedies

By Guy Stannard


The small amount of standing water mosquitoes need to rapidly complete their reproductive cycle allows these adaptive insects to successfully live nearly anywhere, and they continue to thrive despite ongoing attempts at eradication. Bucks County PA mosquito control is part of an continuing effort to protect the human population from insect-borne disease.

Even though local officials play an important part in this effort, the primary defense is in the back yard. Before warm weather stimulates hatching, local residents can immediately reduce insect populations by eliminating any container of standing water, which includes rain gutters, outdoor buckets, toys, or even small depressions in concrete.

When outdoors, the Environmental Protection Agency highly recommends applying a repellent as a personal defense. Repellents contain pesticides that do not actually kill, but rather create a protective aura around the areas where they are used. They can be applied in liquid or aerosol form, or spread by burning infused candles or accessories.

Some seasons are ideal for an insect population explosion, and the the hordes that emerge can become overwhelming. The EPA provides guidelines and regulations regarding pesticide spraying on a national level, and encourages local agencies to use that information when the very real threat of illness outweighs local environmental concerns.

While the agency does not normally encourage the use of chemicals that can negatively affect the environment, they manage local outreach efforts regarding eradication, and support the ability to predict outbreaks by analyzing environmental and medical surveillance records. The actual physical work is completed by local officials.

Rather than spraying indiscriminately, which encourages resistance to pesticides, mosquito control agents are encouraged to develop integrated pest management processes that feature environmentally sound processes. Pesticides are still used locally and effectively, but usually as a last resort when other methods fail to keep the populations in check.




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