Best protection may be provided by regular use of anti-parasite products with a repellent action, like advantix^®.

Further control measures can be aimed at the larvae or the adults.

Larval Control

Elimination or modification of larval habitats are practiced on a small or large scale. Nowadays the impact on the ecosystem limits the practicability of these control measures.
Chemicals offer a different approach. Oils, Paris green (copper acetoarsenite), or actives such as organophosphate and carbamate insecticides have been used. Insect growth regulators (IGRs) such as Dimilin (diflurobenzuron) or Altosid (methoprene) have been applied.

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Adult Control

It can be performed by the use of preventives (e.g. protective clothing, screening, bed nets), repellents, on its own respectively in combination with the former preventives, or insecticides (sprays or aerosols).
In veterinary medicine, insecticides have been used for decades, especially to protect life stock against insects. In companion animals, especially dogs, insecticides have been used as soap, shampoos, sprays or collars to name the most important formulations. Nowadays topical so called spot-on formulations (as in advantix) prevent animals from mosquito bites.

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