Pesticides
Another word for a pesticide that kills larvae.
What is a larvicide?
Why female mosquitoes need blood
What is egg production?
We tell residents to put screen on these, which can found in their yard
What are yard drains?
Used in the laboratory to identify mosquitoes
What is a microscope?
Number of instars a mosquito larva goes through
What is four?
Acronym used for adult mosquito control applications with a truck-mounted fogger.
What is ULV?
What male mosquitoes feed on
What is sugar or nectar?
A resident bitten during the day in an urban residential neighborhood is likely being bitten by which mosquito
What is Aedes aegypti?
A sample of mosquitoes submitted for testing is also called what
What is a mosquito pool?
Mosquito stage that can breathe but not eat
What is the pupal stage or pupa?
What type of crops can OMRI labeled products be used.
What are organic crops?
Our most commonly collected mosquito species
What is Culex quinquefasciatus?
Smelly items that, if left outside by your front door, could attract mosquitoes.
What are shoes?
Used as an attractant for mosquitoes because when it sublimes it releases CO2
What is dry ice?
What are mosquitofish
Methoprene and pyriproxyfen are examples of this type of larvicide
What is an insect growth regulator?
Name of the mosquito found in tree-holes
What is the tree-hole mosquito or Aedes sierrensis?
The federal agency that approves and recommends repellents
Who is the EPA?
Name of the room we use to raise mosquito colonies in
What is an insectary?
What is an egg raft?
Two items can you look at to get safety information about the pesticides we use
What are the label and SDS?
The disease currently being transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in southern California
What is Dengue
Places residents can request service from the District.
What is calling the district or the district website
Used to anesthetize mosquitoes in the laboratory
What is triethylamine?
The name of the exoskeleton left behind in the water after a mosquito transitions to another instar.
What is exuvia?