Mosquito Control

Professionals from local government departments or mosquito control districts develop mosquito control plans, perform tasks to control larvae and adult mosquitoes, and evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken.
You, your neighbors, and the community can also take steps to reduce mosquitoes in and around your home and in your neighborhood.

The best way to prevent Zika is to protect yourself from mosquito bites.

CDC's best estimate of the potential range of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the United States.

Airplanes can be used to treat very large areas with insecticides safely, quickly, and efficiently.

Guidance and planning resources, mosquito information, and mosquito control resources.

Uses a combination of methods to prevent and control mosquitoes that spread viruses.

Information on surveillance and control, insecticide resistance, and disinsection.

Insecticide resistance is an overall reduction in the ability of an insecticide product to kill mosquitoes.

Information on how hurricanes affect mosquito populations.

Page last reviewed: September 25, 2020