Mosquito control has firmly shifted from addressing a nuisance to providing a critical public health service. MGK’s newest product Sumilarv offers an effective and convenient solution to one of the key challenges facing government municipalities tasked with mosquito control: a seasonal labor shortage.
Mosquito Control Districts across the country depend on a large part-time seasonal workforce and they are struggling to fill open positions for workers to support:
- Mosquito surveillance activities
- Door-to-door domestic inspections
- Treatment of storm water management systems, like catch basins
Their goal is to reduce mosquito habitats around homes, neighborhoods, and businesses in a proactive approach to prevent transmission of vector-borne diseases like West Nile Virus, EEE and Zika. These seasonal jobs are important to all communities around the country where mosquito populations are a concern and disease transmission is an ever-present threat.
Catch Basins Provide Ideal Conditions for Breeding Mosquitoes
Storm drains and catch basins play a significant role in storm water management and flood mitigation. They have also become a preferred breeding location for mosquito species that vector West Nile Virus like Culex tarsalis, Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus.
Treating these mosquito breeding sites can be problematic and labor intensive due to the sheer volume of sites, busy street locations and general accessibility. Many products commonly used to treat and control these sites have a 30-day retreatment interval. And mosquito districts feeling the pinch of a tight labor market must choose how best to allocate their resources to protect public health.
Sumilarv Effectively Treats Storm Water Management Systems
Storm water management systems are complicated to treat:
- Rain events can flush away expensive treatments
- Sediment and debris encase or cover up treatments
- City maintenance crews drain or vacuum out catch basins to keep them operational
These issues are addressed with MGK’s new storm water catch basin solution. Sumilarv is conveniently packaged in a Water Soluble Packet (WSP) for easy application. The non-flushing formulation stays put and delivers control where it’s intended. Even in complex urban or suburban settings, Sumilarv delivers superior control and longer residual performance than leading brands.
If you’re looking for a more convenient approach to catch basin treatments, reach out to your local sales representative. Learn more about Sumilarv® WSP and how it can simplify your catch basin program.
Sumilarv® 0.5G is also available in granular formula.
MGK offers a complete range of potent and cost-effective vector control solutions that give mosquito abatement professionals a comprehensive toolset to meet evolving vector control challenges.
Supporting Efficacy Chart
Inhibition of emergence by Altosid XR Briquet and Sumilarv 0.5G against Culex quinquefasciatus in simulated catch basins (8/15/2019 – 2/29/2020)
