Rain barrel basics: Conserving water but not mosquito habitats Date: April 7, 2025 Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Summary ...

Nikki Koller, director of Stormwater Management for Warren County, said the cost of one 55 gallon drum of mosquito spray is around $12,000 to $15,000, a price she said rose after the Zika virus ...

Although other forms of green stormwater infrastructure such as rain gardens and infiltration catch basins may reduce mosquito presence, the Illinois research team hypothesized that rain barrels ...