Adulticides:
Insecticides applied to kill adult mosquitoes. Applied either as non-residual space spray to provide short term control of adult mosquitoes, or residual spray to provide control of adult mosquitoes that land on the surface to which it has been applied.
Larvicides:
Insecticides applied to kill immature mosquitoes in their aquatic habitat.
Product Name
Active Ingredient
Use
Manufacturer
Altosid Pellet
s-Methoprene
Larvicide
Zoecon, Wellmark International
Altosid XRG
s-Methoprene
Larvicide
Zoecon, Wellmark International
Skeeter Abate
Temephos
Larvicide
Clarke Mosquito Control Products
Abate 4E
Temephos
Larvicide
Clarke Mosquito Control Products
Vectobac 12 AS
Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis
Larvicide
Abbott Laboratories
Most of the products employed by MRCU are available from Adapco Inc and Clarke Mosquito Control Products. Information about these products and many others can be found on their company websites.
All products used by MRCU are approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in mosquito control in the USA.
If you have any questions regarding insecticides used for mosquito control by MRCU in the Cayman Islands, please contact us.
