Alternative Mosquito Control Methods

As mosquitoes can transmit a number of diseases such as dengue fever, malaria, Japanese encephalitis, yellow fever etc., efforts have been made to control them. Control measures could be aimed at different stages of the insect in its life cycle. The measures can be classified as biological, environmental (physical) and chemical control. Integrated mosquito management approach should be adopted for getting an effective and efficient control on mosquito with minimal impact on the ecological system. It starts from identification of the species of mosquito causing the problem. One or more measures could be selected from the biological, environmental and chemical categories for controlling the target species. The intervention on mosquito breeding is monitored for assessing the need for adjusting its strength. The effectiveness of the measures is evaluated.