Mosquito Control and Safe Pesticide Use

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Mosquito Control and Safe Pesticide Use

• Don't grow your own mosquitoes--a home and garden checklist (DPR handout) (PDF, 135 kb) En Español PDF, 90 kb]
• Insect repellents: use and effectiveness (U.S. EPA)
• National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), science- based information about pesticides, including mosquito repellents and insecticides used for mosquito control
• Pesticides and mosquito control (U.S. EPA)
• Protect your family - use a repellent (DPR handout) (PDF, 169 kb) [En Español PDF, 76 kb]
• Protecting outdoor workers from mosquitoes (DPR handout) (PDF, 130 kb) [En Español PDF, 75 kb]
• Safety of Pesticides Used to Control Adult Mosquitoes (Pyrethrins, Pyrethroids, and Piperonyl Butoxide) - Questions and Answers for Public Health Professionals (PDF, 60 kb) (California Department of Public Health handout)

Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases

• California Department of Public Health
• California West Nile Virus Website
• California Department of Food and Agriculture (veterinary information)
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control
  
  

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