![]() 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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