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Commerce resident urges shift from routine ULV spraying to integrated mosquito-control plan
Summary
A resident presentation on mosquito control prompted the City of Commerce to ask staff to study alternative strategies, including larviciding, public education and targeted habitat work, while keeping ultra-low-volume (ULV) adulticiding as a reserve option.
Lacey Ishman, a wildlife rehabilitator and student, told the Commerce City Council on an item about public health and mosquito control that the city should define risk levels and shift emphasis from routine ULV (ultra-low‑volume) adulticiding toward larval control, habitat reduction and public education.
Ishman said the city’s current adulticiding program is limited because “we can only kill what the fog can reach” and that fogging is less effective in obstructed urban backyards, where much mosquito breeding occurs. She also raised concerns about long‑term ecological effects and the development of pesticide resistance, citing studies she…
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