The health unit quickly discovered that killing larvae in this fashion was extremely effective in culling the mosquito population, so they've been maintaining the practice ever since, said Powell. ![]() LISTEN | Keeping London's mosquito population down: Powell said they can also treat backyard catch basins with the homeowner's permission. "Catch basins are a fantastic overwintering reservoir for the vector mosquitoes-those species of mosquitoes that can carry the virus," said Andrew Powell, the Manager of Safe Water, Rabies and Vector Borne Disease at the MLHU. ![]() The city started the program in 2003 when the provincial and federal governments were looking for options to halt the spread of the West Nile Virus. ![]() (Middlesex-London Health Unit) A 20 year fight against deadly mosquitos A technician from the Canadian Centre for Mosquito Management drops larvicide into a sewer catch basins in London, Ont.
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