mosquito dunk

noun

A donut-shaped product containing the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, placed in standing water to kill the larvae of certain dipterans (mosquitoes, midges, etc), without harming other organisms.

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Meanings

nounmosquito dunk (plural mosquito dunks)

plural mosquito dunks

  1. A donut-shaped product containing the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, placed in standing water to kill the larvae of certain dipterans (mosquitoes, midges, etc), without harming other organisms.
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