Mosquito Control Resources

Surveillance and control information

Guidelines

• Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Surveillance and Control Guidelines (PDF version)
• Surveillance and Control of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the United States
• West Nile Virus Surveillance and Control Guidelines (PDF version)

Fact sheets

• Alternatives to Dry Ice Used in Mosquito Traps for Surveillance
• Mosquito Trap and Surveillance Tools Guide

Manuals

• CONUS Manual for Evaluating Insecticide Resistance in Mosquitoes Using the CDC Bottle Bioassay Kit
• Global Manual for Evaluating Insecticide Resistance Using the CDC Bottle Bioassay

Illustrations

CDC's anatomical illustrations of a mosquito and mosquito head are free of any copyright restrictions. Please credit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when using these illustrations.

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Guidance and best practices

• AMCA. 2021. Best Practices for Integrated Mosquito Management. American Mosquito Control Association. Sacramento, CA
• AMCA. 2022. Mosquito Management During a Public Health Emergency. American Mosquito Control Association. Sacramento, CA
• A Practical Guide to Building Local Mosquito Control Capacity. This guide, published by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), can help educate, support, and encourage programs to be better prepared for future outbreaks of vector-borne disease.

Software

Mosquito surveillance software includes virus surveillance capabilities.

West Nile virus: Birds and mosquitoes

• List of all bird species in which West Nile virus has been detected
• List of all mosquito species in which West Nile virus has been detected

Mosquito genera identification key

Army Public Health Center Mosquito Genera Identification Key for the Continental United States and Alaska

Publications

• Carney RM, Husted S, Jean C, et al. Efficacy of aerial spraying of mosquito adulticide in reducing incidence of West Nile virus, California, 2005. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(5):747-54.
• Holcomb KM, Reiner RC, Barker CM. Spatio-temporal impacts of aerial adulticide applications on populations of West Nile virus vector mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors. 2021;14(1):120.
• Lothrop HD, Lothrop BB, Gomsi DE, Reisen WK. Intensive early season adulticide applications decrease arbovirus transmission through the Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2008;8(4):475-489.
• Macedo PA, Schleier JJ, Reed M, et al. Evaluation of efficacy and human health risk of aerial ultra-low volume applications of pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide for adult mosquito management in response to West Nile virus activity in Sacramento County, California. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2010;26(1):57-66.
• Nasci R, Mutebi JP. Reducing West Nile virus risk through vector management. J Med Ent. 2019;56(6):1516-1521.
• Reisen W, Brault AC. West Nile virus in North America: perspectives on epidemiology and intervention. Pest Manag Sci. 2007;63(7):641-646.
• Ruktanonchai DJ, Stonecipher S, Lindsey N, et al. Effect of aerial insecticide spraying on West Nile virus disease – North-Central Texas, 2012. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;91(2):240-245.

Additional information for professionals

• American Mosquito Control Association
  • Communication resources for experts and communities, including a toolkit and sample communication products
  • Self-guided certificate program, Mosquito Management During a Public Health Emergency Virtual Training Program.
  • Mosquito Control Emergency Preparedness and Response to Natural Disasters, Journal of American Mosquito Control Association, June 2020, Volume 36, Issue 2s
• Entomological Society of America
  • Common Names of Insects Database
• Florida Mosquito Control 2018
• National Pest Management Association
• National Pesticide Information Center’s County Extension Office Directory
• PestWorld: Tips on finding a pest management professional
• Public Health Foundation: Vector Control Population Health Driver Diagram
• Environmental Protection Agency: Mosquito Control