Does mosquito spraying kill other insects?

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asked Jul 16, 2019 in Other-Environment by toffeecup65 (310 points)
Does mosquito spraying kill other insects?

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answered Jul 17, 2019 by Shelde (49,390 points)
Mosquito spraying can sometimes kill off other beneficial insects and even some birds if they come into contact with the mosquito spray.

The chemicals that mosquito spray contains which includes permethrin, resmethrin, or d-Phenothrin can be toxic to many other insects and birds and other wildlife.

Usually though the mosquito spraying will usually just kill mostly mosquitoes and it's very necessary to use the mosquito spray in cities and towns to kill off the mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes carry diseases such as the Zika Virus and West Nile Virus which can also be deadly to us humans if we get bit by mosquitoes.

So it's important to kill those mosquitoes to prevent spread of those diseases and get rid of those annoying mosquitoes.

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