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Edwards Mosquito Abatement
District supports management of vector populations when and where
necessary by means of an integrated program designed to benefit or to
have minimal adverse effects on people, domestic animals, wildlife and
the environment. This integrated pest management policy recognizes
that vector populations cannot always be eliminated, but often must be
suppressed to tolerable levels for the well being of humans, domestic
animals and wildlife, and that selection of scientifically sound
suppression methods must be based upon consideration of what is
ecologically and economically in the long-term interest of humankind.
The following
principles are to be followed:
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The combination
of methods for vector control should be chosen after careful
consideration of the efficacy, health effects, ecological
effects and cost versus benefits of the various options;
including public education, legal action, natural and
biological control, elimination of the breeding sources, and
pesticide applications.
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Pesticides and
application methods should be used in the most efficient and
least hazardous manner in accordance with all applicable
laws, regulations and available scientific data. The
registered label requirements for pesticide use should be
followed. When choices are available among effective
pesticides, those offering the least hazard to non-target
organisms should be used. Pesticides should be chosen
and used in a manner that will minimize the development of
resistance in vector populations.
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Personnel
involved in the Vector Control program should be properly
trained and supervised, certified in accordance with
relevant laws and regulation, and should keep current with
improvements in management techniques through continuing
education and/or training programs.
Idaho Statute Title 39 Health and Safety Chapter 28 Abatement
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