Mosquito control manages the population of
mosquitoes to reduce their damage to human health, economies, and
enjoyment. Mosquito control is a vital public-health practice throughout
the world and especially in the tropics because mosquitoes spread many
diseases, such as
malaria.
Mosquito-control operations are targeted against three different
problems:
- Nuisance mosquitoes bother people around homes or in
parks and recreational areas;
- Economically important mosquitoes reduce
real estate values, adversely affect
tourism and related business interests, or negatively impact
livestock or
poultry production;
- Public health is the focus when mosquitoes are
vectors, or transmitters, of infectious
disease.
