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Mosquitoes
  • Australian summers are commonly regarded as ‘mosquito season’, when heavy rainfalls and humid conditions form perfect breeding conditions.
  • These annoying and irritating insects pose a greater threat than an early end to your outdoor entertaining – they are also an extremely efficient means of transmitting a variety of diseases.

Adult mosquitoes both have a long proboscis which the males use to feed on nectar. The female, however, feeds on blood which leads to the transmission of disease.

In Australia, instances of mosquito related disease are mostly isolated to the northern tropical regions but various species can act as carriers for serious diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and filariasi and the Ross River virus in humans as well encephalitis in horses and heartworm in dogs. Mosquito borne malaria is one of the worlds’ major infectious diseases, killing around two to three million people each year.

Australia is host to over 270 species of ‘mossies’ which start their lifecycle as aquatic larvae until the adults emerge as little as one week later, in optimum conditions.
The mosquito can exploit a range of fresh and salt water sources – natural or artificial - for breeding habitats.
  • Repellents, coils and space sprays like aerosol insecticides offer temporary relief in mosquito inhabited environments but due to the rapid life cycle of the mosquito, targeting adult insects with industrial insecticide resistance can be a problem. The most effective method of control for mosquitoes is to break the breeding cycle before adults develop.
  • For Scientific Pest Management technicians, control of mosquitoes presents environmental concerns when these insects are encountered in natural waterways and other important aquatic environments. Our technicians aim to treat mosquito problems at the source where possible and alternatively we can treat some mosquitoes on the wing with a technique called fogging.
Contact us to get your property inspected and to initiate a control program.
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Preventative Measures - Mosquitoes

To further increase the effectiveness of treatments, the following measures can be taken to help eliminate mosquito breeding habitats:

  1. Dispose of tin cans, old tyres, buckets and other rubbish that can act as a container to collect and hold water.
  2. Do not allow water to accumulate at the base of flowerpots or in pet dishes for more than two days.
  3. Clean debris from rain gutters and remove any standing water under or around structures, or on flat roofs.
  4. Check around taps and air conditioner units for leaks or puddles and repair them immediately.
  5. Introduce top feeding predacious minnows (appropriately called mosquito fish) into ornamental ponds or privately owned waterways.
  6. Change water in birdbaths and wading pools at least once a week.
  7. Remove, drain or fill tree holes and stumps with mortar.
  8. Eliminate seepage from cisterns and septic tanks.
  9. Irrigate lawns and gardens carefully to prevent water from standing for several days.

Talk to a Scientific Pest Management technician about other ways to control the mosquito population in your area.
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