Mosquito Control

How to prevent mosquitoes in your yard and request treatment.

 

• Mosquito Control Request Form

Mosquito Information Resources:

• Mosquito Control - IFAS
• Mosquito Control Brochure
• Mosquito Prevention & Protection
• Mosquitoes: Avoid the Bites & Get Rid of Breeding Sites
• Mosquito Repellents
• Bromeliads and Mosquitoes
• Total list of Mosquito Information
  The Mosquito Control Division strives for an environment as free of mosquitoes as possible for the comfort and well being of the public.
• West Nile virus information

Mosquito Myths - Among the many misconceptions:

• Bug zappers are effective against mosquitoes. Bug zappers do not control mosquitoes and can reduce the populations of beneficial insects.
  
• Electronic repellers keep mosquitoes away. No, they don't; save your money.
  
• Residential vegetation can produce mosquitoes. They may be resting in the vegetation, but standing water is required to "produce" mosquitoes.
  
• Bats, owls and other birds can control mosquitoes. Although they may include mosquitoes in their diet, they do not consume enough mosquitoes to
  make an appreciable difference in their populations.
  
• Some mosquitoes can be two inches long. They don't get that big. What you may have seen is a crane fly.
  
• Mosquitoes nest in vegetation. Mosquitoes do not nest.
  
• Spraying for adults is the best method of mosquito control. Adulticiding is the least efficient method. Eliminating mosquitoes before they become adults is preferable.
  
• Mosquitoes can transmit AIDS. False.
  
• The citrosa plant repels mosquitoes. Although citrosa oil (citronella) has been used widely as a mosquito repellent, the undisturbed plant itself does not release these oils and is thus not effective as a repellent.

For more information or questions:

• Contact Mosquito Control, part of Public Works

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