Novel Control Measures
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) remains firmly committed in identifying and evaluating all types of technology that appear on the horizon of professional mosquito control.
Certain mosquito species, such as the Aedes aegypti, are becoming more and more resistant to commonly used chemicals and very few 'new' and 'approved' pesticides are in the pipeline for future approval.
Recent technological advances have resulted in 'novel' control techniques that are currently available for trial or use with this domain. Many of these actually use the mosquito itself as a control measure by altering the way it reproduces.
FKMCD also continues to utilize new and more effective methods to deliver approved products where they are needed most.