Mosquito Surveillance

Field technicians inspect areas known to breed mosquitoes throughout the year. They sample standing water, looking for larvae and pupae. They investigate citizen requests, inspecting yards and surrounding neighborhoods for mosquito breeding. Because mosquitoes aren’t always present when the technicians are investigating, they occasionally ask citizens to provide specimens. By providing the mosquitoes that are bothering them, citizens can expedite the proper treatment based on the species provided. Technicians look for adult mosquitoes by setting traps and by doing “landing rates counts” – counting the number of mosquitoes that land in on them in one minute. Forty traps are set each week throughout the year to monitor adult mosquito populations. The species of mosquito and the number provide valuable information for making treatment decisions.

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Mosquito Control Request Form