Mosquito larvae are an important source of food for certain fish and the adults are eaten by birds, bats, dragonflies and other animals. For humans and animals, mosquitoes are a nuisance and a health hazard. THE COST There are more than 700 million people each year that are infected by mosquito-borne diseases. 3 million people die. The public spends even more on repellents, insecticides and screens.
Most controls use very dangerous synthetic pesticide poisons that kill or injure non-target species.
Adult populations are being attacked which actually increase immediately after these toxins are sprayed. This is because mosquitoes can replenish faster than natural predators such as dragonflies, fish, frogs, water bugs, bats, spiders, birds, ants, backswimmers, snails, water scorpions and striders. In addition, there are increases in tree pests because the adult mosquito pesticide poisons are broad spectrum killers that kill the organisms that keep forest pest population under natural control. We are moving to less toxic means such as Bti products like Mosquito Dunks. These are floating tablets, placed in stagnant water, which release Bti slowly killing mosquito larvae as they ingest.