When skeeter season rolls around, Winnipeg's insect control branch has a new potion to beat the bugs. Last summer, the city ran out of malathion, the insecticide it used in its fogging program for ...

The city got the go-ahead from Health Canada to use DeltaGard 20EW to combat adult mosquitoes, should fogging be required. DeltaGard 20EW, which contains deltamethrin, replaces malathion — which ...

For the past 30 years Winnipeg has fogged with Malathion but it’s no longer available in Canada. That permission was granted Friday. It’s a costly change. One round of fogging with malthion ran ...

The city is one step closer to switching to a safer, more environmentally friendly product to fog mosquitoes. But it’ll cost us. DeltaGard will be tested at the insect control branch next week, thanks ...

Approval of the city’s next insecticide appears on track to arrive just in time for the 2017 mosquito season. On Feb. 28, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposed DeltaGard be ...

Other alternatives, such as continuing with Malathion, and another product Pyrocide, were considered. But the report says neither is recommended due to liability risk and health concerns. The city ...

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This article was published 22/11/2024 (214 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. The best option to battle Winnipeg’s mosquitoes is to find a new fogging product, city officials ...