Insect Repellents

• DEET Can Be Used Safely on Children and Adults
  September 2003 - 17Kb
  
  
• Safety Tips on Using Personal Insect Repellents
  Information on the insect repellents registered in Canada and tips on how to use them safely on yourself and your children.

• Proposed Phaseout of Citronella-Based Personal Insect Repellents
  September 17, 2025

• Details on the safety assessments of the following
  insect repellent active ingredients:
  • DEET
    April 15, 2026 - 631Kb
  • p-Menthane-3,8-diol
    November 29, 2025 - 63Kb
  • Soybean oil-based insect repellents
    June 28, 2026 - 110Kb
  • Re-evaluation of Citronella Oil and Related Active Compounds for Use as Personal Insect Repellents
    September 17, 2025 - 160Kb

Controlling Mosquitos Around the Home

• Effective Control of Mosquitos Around Your Home
  Tips and techniques to reduce mosquito populations around your home and property. Reducing mosquito populations helps reduce biting pressures.

Pesticides for Mosquito Abatement Programs

• Larval control:
  • Fact Sheet on the Bacillus thuringiensis
    subspecies israelensis (Bti)
    April 2001 - 101Kb
  • Fact Sheet on Methoprene
    April 2001 - 67Kb
  • Fact Sheet on Chlorpyrifos
    April 2001 - 44Kb


• Adult control:
  • Fact sheet on Malathion
    April 2003 - 39Kb
    
    
• Details on the safety assessment of pesticides
  used in mosquito abatement programs:
  • Re-evaluation of Chlorpyrifos
    March 18, 2026 - 195Kb
  • Re-evaluation of Malathion
    September 5, 2025 - 118Kb
  • Malathion Mosquito Adulticide Q and A
    September 2003 - 29Kb

Related information

• Health Canada West Nile Virus Web site
• Provincial & Territorial West Nile Virus Links
• National West Nile Virus Info-line: 1-800-816-7292