If you have a mosquito problem, please call the office. There is no fee for service. Bay County residents, however, pay taxes that provide the funds (.55 mills) for program operation.
At the rates products are applied (1-2 ounces per acre, the lowest rates allowed by the label) and using Ultra Low Volume (ULV) equipment that produces very fine droplets to target mosquitoes, products should not pose a significant risk to you or your family as determined by the EPA after rigorous research. These materials have been used extensively and successfully throughout the country and locally for decades. For more information on insecticides and health, consult the Environmental Protection Agency, which oversees the registration of these insecticides.
Swimming pool water and items found in your yard should not be affected as the product is calibrated to come out in fine droplets that quickly degrade. Applications are made in the late evening hours and the materials we use break down rapidly in sunlight. It is not necessary to wash down furniture and other items that may have been exposed to the spraying materials
Mosquito habitats are places where mosquito eggs are laid, hatch, and larvae grow into adults. Any place that holds water for 7-10 days can be a mosquito habitat.
Male mosquitoes fertilize the females. They also feed on nectar and can therefore be pollinators. Male mosquitoes, which usually emerge shortly before females, form a mating swarm when females emerge. Females mate only once and store sperm that will later fertilize the eggs she lays.
