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Facts About Home Mosquito Control Systems

By Debra Ward


Mosquitoes are small insects that are responsible for transmitting malaria from one person to another through their bite. These insects have a sharp tube for a mouth, which they use to insert into the body of a host to suck blood. As they suck blood, they also deposit malaria-causing organisms into the body. Research indicates that the world has a staggering 2700 different species of mosquitoes, and 176 of them are found in the United States.

The undesirable effects brought by mosquitoes in a human environment result from the fact that they are bloodsuckers and bring about diseases. This is worsened by the fact that they may traverse many miles at night to locate a host to bite and suck blood from. To deal with mosquitoes and their bad effects, various home mosquito control systems have been devised to control their populations in human habitats.

These techniques take the forms of systems installed by individuals on their residences and properties. Those installed outside the house emit chemical insecticides at predetermined intervals of time. The implication is that they deal with mosquitoes without necessitating intervention of humans after installation. Individuals are only required to maintain the supply of the insecticide. The rest falls in place automatically.

There are many companies that specialize in making and selling these systems. One can find these devices being advertised on various websites and blogs. They can also be purchased from various physical locations such as shopping malls, home depots, and garden stores. Online stores can ship the product to any location that the buyer wants it to be shipped. This brings a lot of convenience to buyers.

Researchers hold different views regarding the efficiency of the systems, even though the systems as per advertisements are termed as highly effective. As a matter of fact, researchers state that no one method of controlling mosquitoes is effective in isolation. They advise homeowners to use various techniques together so as to get better outcomes. Using a number of methods simultaneously has been credited to improve the effectiveness of the whole operation in most instances.

AMCA is an American association known as America Mosquito Control Association. It has a illustrated couple of concerns on misting mosquito control systems installed outside. The user programs the system for continual release of insecticide that enters the air. The formulations of the insecticides used have their basis on natural pyrethrins or synthetic pyrethoids. Among the concerns about these systems is that they waste insecticides by applying it even when mosquitoes are not around.

In addition, the devices often target any insect. This may result in killing of insects that are beneficial. Furthermore, the insecticide mists have the capacity to drift to other locations. The availability of strong winds may accelerate the drifting, thus, transferring the effect elsewhere.

Spraying the same insecticide over a long period of time usually results in insecticide resistance. Insects develop a tolerance to the insecticide products and are no longer affected by them. That means that they can go past the spray system without being affected. This usually reduces the efficiency of the systems significantly.




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