As part of PCT magazine’s Business Booster webinar series, Dr. Claudia Riegel and Dr. Nicky Gallagher discuss mosquito-borne diseases, new mosquito species and ways pest management professionals can take action. To learn more about mosquito control, visit [ Ссылка ].
Key Moment Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:03:00 – Mosquito classification and overview
00:07:40 – Protection from mosquitoes
00:08:40 – Classification by breeding habitat
00:13:00 – Important mosquito genus
00:17:28 – Integrated mosquito management (IMM): Surveillance
00:28:30 – Asian tiger mosquitoes
00:29:15 – Yellow fever mosquitoes
00:31:20 – Mosquitoes as vectors
00:31:40 – Mosquito-borne diseases
00:42:00 – Mosquitoes, midges and COVID-19
00:42:46 - IMM: Source reduction
00:44:42 - IMM: Biological control
00:45:45 - IMM: Insecticides
00:46:22 - Types of larvicides
00:47:35 – Methods of adulticiding
00:57:00 – Mosquito control summary
00:59:30 –Nicky Gallagher introduction and residential mosquito control
01:01:20 – SecureChoice assurance programs
01:03:00 – Demand® CS insecticide with iCAP technology™ overview
01:12:25 – Enhancing backyard applications with an insect growth regulator (IGR)
01:17:00 – IMM for residential mosquito control
01:20:00 – Best practices for residential mosquito treatments
01:30:05 – Speaker Q&A
