City of Peterborough With Lakelands Public Health Launch Mosquito Control Program

The City of Peterborough, under the direction of the Lakelands Public Health Medical Officer of Health, has implemented a mosquito larval control program until Aug. 31 to help reduce mosquito populations and prevent the spread of West Nile virus.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The program targets mosquito larvae before they develop into biting adult mosquitoes. Larvicide will be applied by hand to catch basins and storm drains in urban areas throughout the City.

The larvicides being used, Altosid Pellets and Altosid Granules, are registered and approved by the Government of Canada for mosquito larval control. All applications will be completed by licensed applicators from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks or trained technicians.

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