Appendix 1

Mosquito-control products used on the Bellarine Peninsula

Overview of evidence from the Victorian Department of Health and City of Greater Geelong about mosquito-control products used on the Bellarine Peninsula since 1984
Active ingredient (product name)
Use (formulation)
Location type
Method of application
Approximate period of use
Chemical insecticides
Organophosphates
temephos (Abate)
Larvicide
(powder, granules)
Wetlands, stagnant water, drains, town perimeter
By hand
Trial of helicopter
1984–1987
19981
Synthetic pyrethroids
biomesrethrin (Reslin)
Adulticide
(liquid)
[no information]
Thermal fogging or ULV fogging
19992
phenothrin (Twilight)
Adulticide
(liquid)
Dense vegetation
ULV fogging
2007, 2010, 2012
Biological insecticides
Microbial insecticides
Bti3 (Skeetal
VectoBac,
Mozkil,
Teknar)
Larvicide
(liquid, granules)
Wetlands, lagoons, mosquito breeding sites, stagnant water (liquid)
Thick vegetation (granules)
Ground-based (by foot, truck or amphibious vehicle; mist blower, portable pump)
Helicopter
From 1987 or earlier
By helicopter from 20054
Insect growth regulators (IGRs)5
s-methoprene
(Altosid,
Altosand,
Prosand,
Biopren,
Prolink)
Larvicide
(liquid, sand, briquets, pellets)
Wetlands, lagoons, stagnant water (liquid)
Breeding sites prior to flooding (briquets, pellets)
Thick vegetation (sand)
Ground-based (pellets, briquets, liquid)
Helicopter (sand)
From 1997 or earlier
By helicopter 2006–2019
Biological insecticides
Plant-based insecticides
Pyrethrum
(Py Fog
Pyrocide)
Adulticide
(liquid)
Barwon Heads caravan parks, dense vegetation, town reserve
Misting
Thermal fogging
1989–2010
Source: Department of Health and Community Services, Submission 2, p. 9; City of Greater Geelong, Submission 3, Attachment 1 (Mosquito management products used by the City of Greater Geelong), p. [4]; City of Greater Geelong, answers to questions on notice, 1 May 2020 (received 29 May 2020), Attachment 7 (Historical timeline of products used in mosquito management by the City of Greater Geelong: 1984–2020); City of Greater Geelong, answers to questions on notice 20 April 2021 (received 3 June 2021), pp. 2–4.
  • 1
    Not used for mosquito control after 1998 helicopter trial at five locations on one date. Present in stocktake lists until 2009.
  • 2
    Present in stocktake list at end of 1999.
  • 3
    Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis.
  • 4
    Approval from the Commonwealth government permits aerial treatment for mosquito larvae in wetlands on the Bellarine Peninsula between 15 August and 15 March each year by way of solid product dropped by a helicopter flying at low height.
  • 5
    S-methoprene is considered a biological insecticide due to its mode of action.

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