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A package for mosquito control articles having a plurality of wells within a tray. At least one of the wells has a center post with spokes radiating from the post and forming segments within the at least one well. The mosquito control article is formed in sections with one section in each segment of

A package for mosquito control articles having a plurality of wells within a tray. At least one of the wells has a center post with spokes radiating from the post and forming segments within the at least one well. The mosquito control article is formed in sections with one section in each segment of the at least one well. The number of sections used to treat a body of water is determined by the surface area of the body of water and the predetermined amount of active ingredient in each section of the mosquito control article. A method of use is disclosed.

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1. A package containing a plurality of articles for the control of mosquitos in a body of water, comprising:a tray having a plurality of spaced-apart wells formed therein, each well having an open top and circumferential walls connected to a bottom of the well,at least one well of said wells having

1. A package containing a plurality of articles for the control of mosquitos in a body of water, comprising:a tray having a plurality of spaced-apart wells formed therein, each well having an open top and circumferential walls connected to a bottom of the well,at least one well of said wells having a center post formed therein, said center post terminating at the bottom of the well, with a plurality of spokes being connected between the center post and the circumferential wall, the spokes radiating outwardly from the center post forming segments within the at least one well,each article of said plurality of articles for control of mosquitos having at least one removable section, the at least one removable section having a predetermined quantity of an active ingredient for control of mosquitos contained therein, each article of said plurality of articles for control of mosquitos being received in a separate well,the removable sections of the article being disposed into the respective segments within the at least one well, the removable sections conforming to the respective segments,wherein each at least one section of the article is individually removable from the open top of the respective well such that the entire article, or one or more sections thereof, may be removed from the open top of the respective well as desired and as needed to treat the body of water.2. The package of claim 1, wherein the at least one well has a depth between the bottom and the open top, each spoke having a height corresponding to the depth of the at least one well.3. The package of claim 1, wherein each well has a selected number of spokes formed therein, wherein the number of spokes may vary from well to well, thereby receiving articles with corresponding varying numbers of sections providing a means to treat bodies of water of varying volumes.4. The package of claim 1, further comprising a removable cover disposed over the wells.5. In combination with a plurality of articles intended to be tossed into ponds and other bodies of water and to float and disintegrate thereon for mosquito control purposes, a package for the manufacture, shipment and convenient dispensing of the articles, the articles being sequentially selected by the user thereof, comprising a tray having a plurality of wells depending therefrom to receive the respective plurality of articles, a removable protective cover for tray, thereby retaining the articles in the respective wells until being selected and removed by the user, and at least one of the wells having a center post terminating at a bottom of the at least one well, at least one spoke radiating outwardly from the center post for forming a plurality of smaller portions of the respective articles in the said at least one well, so that where a smaller pond or body of water is encountered, only a smaller portion of the respective article may be employed, thus obtaining an economical benefit for the user.6. The combination of claim 5, wherein the articles comprise generally-cylindrical discs, and wherein the depending wells on the tray are generally cylindrical and complementary to the discs.7. The combination of claim 6, wherein the smaller portions of the said at least respective disc comprise a plurality of circumferential segments.8. The combination of claim 7, wherein each well has a cylindrical wall, and wherein the circumferential segments are formed by a plurality of planar spokes radiating from the central post to the cylindrical wall of the respective one well.9. The combination of claim 5, wherein the removable protective cover comprises a peel-off cover.10. The combination of claim 5, wherein the tray comprises a planar tray.11. The combination of claim 5, wherein the articles comprise a larvicidal micro-organism.12. The combination of claim 11, wherein the micro-organism comprises Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis.