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    Everyone can help control mosquitoes

    • Professionals from local government departments or mosquito control districts develop mosquito control plans, perform tasks to control larvae and adult mosquitoes, and evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken.
    • You, your neighbors, and the community can also take steps to reduce mosquitoes in and around your home and in your neighborhood.
    Prevent Mosquito Bites

    The best way to prevent Zika is to protect yourself from mosquito bites.

    POTENTIAL RANGE IN US

    CDC's best estimate of the potential range of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the United States.

    AERIAL SPRAYING

    Airplanes can be used to treat very large areas with insecticides safely, quickly, and efficiently.

    RESOURCES

    Guidance and planning resources, mosquito information, and mosquito control resources.

    INTEGRATED MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT

    Uses a combination of methods to prevent and control mosquitoes that spread viruses.

    FOR PROFESSIONALS

    Information on surveillance and control, insecticide resistance, and disinsection.

    INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE

    Insecticide resistance is an overall reduction in the ability of an insecticide product to kill mosquitoes.

    MOSQUITOES & HURRICANES

    Information on how hurricanes affect mosquito populations.

    Page last reviewed: September 25, 2020
    Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD)
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