antilarval

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ larval.

Adjective

antilarval (not comparable)

1. Counteracting larvae.
   • 2008, Manguin Sylvie, Biodiversity of Malaria in the world‎^[1], page 376:

     From 1890 to 1940, antilarval drainage operations, environmental measures and the use of chemical products (mineral oil, Paris Green) were the basis of vector control.