Table of products used by the City for our mosquito management program:
Product name |
Active ingredient |
Dates used |
Formulation |
APVMA registered and product number |
Application method and locations |
Vectobac G |
Bti |
Up to present |
Solid - granule form |
Yes - 52834 |
Applied by both helicopter (since 2006) and ground based methods to wetlands and stagnant water breeding sites |
Teknar |
Bti |
2005 |
Liquid |
Yes - 56979 |
Applied by helicopter to Swan Bay and Lake Connewarre once in 2005, applied by ground based methods to wetlands and stagnant water breeding sites |
Vectobac AS |
Bti |
2011-2019 |
Liquid |
Yes - 53433 |
Applied by ground based methods to wetlands and stagnant water breeding sites |
Altosand |
S-methoprene |
2006 |
Solid - sand form |
No longer produced - now called Prosand |
Applied by helicopter only in 2006 to wetlands (Lake Connewarre and Swan Bay, Breamlea) |
Prosand |
s-methoprene |
2007-2019 |
Solid - sand form |
Yes - 59598 |
Applied by helicopter 2007-2019 to wetlands (Lake Connewarre and Swan Bay, Breamlea) |
Biopren 4G sand |
s-methoprene |
2012-2017 |
Solid - sand form |
Yes - 62018 |
Applied by helicopter 2012-2017 to wetlands (Lake Connewarre and Swan Bay, Breamlea) |
Biopren 50 |
s-methoprene |
2012-2017 |
liquid |
Yes -62020 |
Applied by ground based methods to wetlands and stagnant water breeding sites |
Prolink Briquet |
s-methoprene |
2005-2019 |
Solid briquette form |
Yes - 58061 |
Applied by ground based methods to wetlands and stagnant water breeding sites |
Prolink Pellets |
s-methoprene |
2005-2019 |
Solid - pellet formulation |
Yes - 58064 |
Applied by ground based methods to wetlands and stagnant water breeding sites |
Pyrocide |
Pyrethrin, piperonyl butoxide |
2007, 2010 |
Liquid |
Yes - 54596 |
Applied by ULV fogger to dense vegetation in 2007 - Barwon Heads locations include: Rondor Caravan Park, Barwon Heads Caravan Park, Barwon Heads Reserve |
Twilight |
Phenothrin, Piperonyl butoxide |
2007, 2010, 2012 |
Liquid |
Yes - 61070 |
Applied by ULV fogger to dense vegetation in 2010 - Barwon Heads Golf Course |
Py-Fog |
Pyrethrum extract, piperonyl butoxide |
Up to 2010 |
Liquid |
Yes - 32710 |
Applied by Thermal fogger |
Abate/Temephos was used for a short period between 1984-1987 in a powder form to stagnant water/drains. It was approved and still is under a different brand name but same active ingredient. It is an organophosphate.