ABSTRACT
Typical methods for mosquito control include source reduction, personal protection, and prevention through the elimination or limitation of contact opportunities between adult mosquitos and people, and directly or indirectly killing of larval and adult mosquitos. Many traditional control methods, for example, space spraying, indoor residual spraying (IRS), bed nets, and long-last insecticide-treated bed nets (LLIN), are practical and useful for the control of major vector mosquitos and mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria. Due to recent new emerging, resurgent, and outbreak of several mosquito-borne diseases, and spread and invasion of several species of important vector mosquitos, several traditional practical control methods and new control techniques have been brought more attention and developed. In this chapter, the authors give an overview of the most practical control methods and new control techniques for the control of vector mosquitos. Traditional personal protection methods, such as wearing long sleeves, long pants, using bed nets, and insect repellents, are the most practical methods.
