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The health department also encourages you to remove or treat standing water around your home with larvicides, and recommends staying indoors during the peak mosquito hours of dawn and dusk when possible.
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Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Professional treatments include barrier sprays for quick results and larvicides for long-term control.
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Ana Durrani,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2026
Buy dunks, a form of mosquito larvicide, to kill mosquito larvae in standing water that can't be drained.
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Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
Treat standing water in retention ponds or drainage ditches with a mosquito larvicide.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2024
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Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Professional treatments include barrier sprays for quick results and larvicides for long-term control.
—
Ana Durrani,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2026
Buy dunks, a form of mosquito larvicide, to kill mosquito larvae in standing water that can't be drained.
—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
Treat standing water in retention ponds or drainage ditches with a mosquito larvicide.
—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2024
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“Larvicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/larvicide. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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larvicide
noun
lar·vi·cide
ˈlär-və-ˌsīd 
: a chemical substance used for killing larvae that are pests
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