Organic Mosquito Spray: Helping Prevent The Spread Of Disease
February 21st, 2010 Posted in Mosquitoes & Repellent
Mosquitoes thrive during all hours of the day in an effort to suck your blood. They need to feed, so that they have energy to mate and lay eggs.
The mosquito can unknowingly spreads disease when it bites people, which is the worst part of the mosquito’s dirty habit. Being aware of what diseases a mosquito can spread is important for you and your family’s health.
Want to learn more?
The Rumors
There is a decent amount of misleading information on the Internet about the mosquito. For instance, many have believed that the mosquito could transmit AIDS from person to person, but thankfully this is merely a misconception. AIDS does not develop in mosquitoes or are they able to transmit the disease.
Disease transmission isn’t a simple process, even if the person’s blood that is being digested by a mosquito is HIV positive. The levels of HIV that are present in a person’s blood are not strong enough to transmit the disease from a simple mosquito bite. The amount of infection consumed is insufficient to cause harm to another person.
Another rumor (related to mosquito control) is certain people’s understanding of the pesticides used to control mosquitoes. Many families are unaware of the negative affects chemical pesticides can have on the environment, your pets, and your family. DDT has been proven to cause immune system issues, which is why a better understanding of chemical free organic pesticides is needed to squash common misconceptions about traditional chemical pesticides.
The Facts
Mosquitoes can spread many other harmful diseases without even trying. Over one million people die from mosquito-borne diseases every year across the world. These diseases not only have harmful affects on humans, but can negatively affect horses, cows, dogs and other animals as well.
The symptoms of these diseases can range from irritated skin to severe allergic reactions resulting in death. Because of the mosquito, these diseases are more easily spread among greater portions of the population than they would normally be able to reach. The main diseases that mosquitoes transmit are:
- Malaria
- Dog Heartworm
- Dengue
- Yellow Fever
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis
- St. Louis Encephalitis
- LaCrosse Encephalitis
- Western Equine Encephalitis
- West Nile Virus
Organic Control
To help prevent getting bitten use EcoSMART’s organic insect killer. As an organic pesticide, it is made up of natural plant oils that only target receptors found in insects. This leaves your family unaffected by the use of this control method.
Another organic control method that is in the process of being developed is a new way of masking your appeal to mosquitoes. Researchers have discovered that certain aspects of a person’s skin attract the mosquito.
Therefore, they are attempting to cloak this attractive aspect of a person, so that mosquitoes aren’t trying to dine on them. If the mosquito is blinded by scent it can be tricked into believing you aren’t even worth their time.
