What pesticide is effective for killing mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes are the most annoying animal in our daily lives, very common in summer and autumn, and can spread many diseases, affecting human health. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide die from diseases spread by mosquitoes. So what pesticide to use to kill mosquitoes is better?

1. What pesticide to use to kill mosquitoes

There are currently many mosquito-killing agents on the market, such as solutions of organophosphorus, permethrin and avermectin; simply spray them where mosquitoes gather. This method can kill large numbers of mosquitoes in a short time, but it may have drug safety hazards, or the disadvantage of a limited killing time. It is best to thoroughly clean the places where mosquitoes easily breed and reproduce, especially still water and blocked drains. After being bitten by a mosquito, never scratch or rub randomly, otherwise it is easy to cause bacterial infection.

There are many ways to deal with mosquitoes. Many people like to burn mosquito coils, but the smoke from burning mosquito coils contains many substances harmful to the human body and may trigger diseases such as asthma. Although electric mosquito coil mats and mosquito-killing agents have a good mosquito-killing effect, they also have certain harm to the human body, especially to infants and young children. For this reason, other methods should be adopted to deal with mosquitoes, and multiple approaches should be used at the same time.

2. How to relieve itching after being bitten by a mosquito

The mosquitoes that suck blood are generally female mosquitoes; male mosquitoes generally do not suck blood. Female mosquitoes suck blood to obtain protein from the blood to nourish their ovaries, so the saliva of female mosquitoes secretes an organic acid similar to an anticoagulant, so that the blood will not coagulate. However, the organic acid left on human skin is a foreign substance, so some people will develop an allergic reaction, mainly manifested as itching and swelling.

After most people are bitten by mosquitoes, symptoms such as redness, swelling, itching and pain appear. At this time, alkaline substances can be used to relieve them. For example, ammonia water can be used to relieve itching, or a bar of soap dipped in water can be applied to the red and swollen area, which can relieve itching within a few minutes. Or apply or rinse the itchy area with salt water, which can soften the swelling and also effectively relieve itching.

The above is some little knowledge about mosquitoes. If you are not going to carry out large-scale mosquito removal, it is best not to spray pesticides, so as to avoid pesticide poisoning.