Mosquito control
AssigneeBrandenburg Innovation Limited
InventorAmbika Rao
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Abstract
A method of controlling mosquito populations is disclosed. The method includes: placing a plurality of ovitraps into an area where it is desired to reduce a mosquito population; filling the ovitraps with water; introducing a defined larvicidal amount of a water conditioning agent comprising cow urine into a given volume of water into the ovitraps to condition the water absent of a separate or additional pesticide; leaving the conditioned water for at least 7 weeks; and monitoring at least one of the ovitrap and the area to determine effectiveness.
Claims21
A method of controlling mosquito populations comprising:
- Placing a plurality of ovitraps into an area where it is desired to reduce a mosquito population;
- Filling the ovitraps with water;
- Introducing a defined larvicidal amount of a water conditioning agent comprising cow urine into a given volume of water into the ovitraps to condition the water absent of a separate or additional pesticide;
- Leaving the conditioned water for at least 7 weeks;
- and
- Monitoring at least one of the ovitrap and the area to determine effectiveness.
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A method of controlling mosquito populations comprising:
- Placing a plurality of ovitraps into an area where it is desired to reduce a mosquito population;
- Filling the ovitraps with water;
- Conditioning the water by introducing a defined larvicidal amount of a water conditioning agent comprising cow urine into a given volume of water into the ovitraps, wherein the water is absent of a separate or additional pesticide;
- Leaving the conditioned water for at least 7 weeks;
- and
- Monitoring the ovitrap to determine effectiveness after leaving the conditioned water for at least 7 weeks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.