Pasco County Mosquito Control District

09/02/2026

Ground-Based WALS Mosquito Control Treatments 🚛 -9/2/26

crews will also be conducting ground-based Wide Area Larvicide Spray (WALS) treatments, weather permitting.

📍The areas listed below are areas where our crews are currently planned to operate tonight.

WALS is a targeted mosquito control treatment used to reduce immature mosquitoes before they become biting adults. These applications specifically target potential disease-vector mosquito species, including Aedes aegypti, which can transmit dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.

💧WHAT YOU MAY SEE
If you see one of our WALS trucks in your neighborhood, you may notice a large plume of liquid droplets being directed upward from the truck into the air.
This is a normal part of the WALS application. The liquid is designed to disperse over the treatment area and reach small, hard-to-access water-holding habitats where mosquito larvae may be developing in neighborhoods.

🦟SO, WHAT ARE WE TREATING?
Aedes aegypti is a particularly challenging mosquito because it often lays its eggs in small containers and other cryptic habitats around homes and businesses.
Our WALS equipment helps us reach areas such as:
💧 Rain gutters
🪣 Buckets & containers
🪴 Flower pots & plant saucers
🛞 Tires & other discarded items
🏠 Areas around homes & structures
🌿 Other small, water-holding habitats where mosquito larvae may develop

🌎 WHY ARE WE USING THIS TREATMENT?
Mosquito-borne disease is a regional public health concern, and mosquitoes don't recognize county lines. With increased dengue activity in the greater Tampa Bay area, PCMCD is proactively increasing surveillance and control efforts targeting Aedes aegypti and other potential disease-vector species.

🌧️ Please remember: WALS treatments are weather permitting. Rain, wind, or other conditions may cause a treatment to be delayed, modified, or canceled.

📲 WANT TO STAY INFORMED?
Visit www.pascomosquito.org to view recent mosquito treatments, learn more about our mosquito control operations, and sign up to receive treatment notifications.

🚛🦟 Please use caution around our treatment vehicles and give our crews plenty of room to work safely.

09/02/2026

🦟 Tonight’s ULV Mosquito Control Missions 🚛 - 9/2/26
crews will be conducting Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) mosquito control missions tonight by truck, weather permitting.

📍 The areas listed below are where our ULV trucks are currently planned to operate tonight. Please click on each photo to view the scheduled area missions for this evening.

We will be posting images/maps of the planned treatment areas to help residents see where our crews are scheduled to be working.

🌧️ Please remember: ULV missions are weather permitting. Rain, wind, or other conditions may cause a mission to be delayed, modified, or canceled.

Our crews use specialized ULV equipment to target adult mosquito populations in areas where treatment is needed. Our ULV trucks are now equipped with electric motors, making them quieter while crews work in your community. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work to reduce mosquito activity and protect public health throughout Pasco County.

📲 Want to stay informed about mosquito control activity?
Visit our www.pascomosquito.org to view recent mosquito treatments, learn more about our mosquito control operations, and sign up to receive treatment notifications.

🚛🦟 Please use caution around our trucks and give our crews plenty of room to work safely.

09/02/2026

🦟 THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT MOSQUITOES STARTS WITH PREVENTION — AND IT STARTS AT HOME.

🚨 IMPORTANT DENGUE UPDATE
🎥 NEXT VIDEO TOPIC: “What Can You Do to Prevent Mosquito Bites?”

👉 Watch, share, and help spread the word!

In our next video, we’ll focus on simple steps you can take to prevent mosquito bites and help reduce mosquito populations around your home.

One of the most important things you can do is Dump & Drain! 🪣💧

Mosquitoes can develop in small amounts of standing water around your home. Regularly check your yard and surrounding areas for anything that can collect water and dump it out or drain it.

You can also help protect yourself by:
💧 Dump & Drain standing water regularly
🦟 Use U.S. EPA-registered mosquito repellent
👕 Cover exposed skin when outdoors
🏡 Remove containers and items that can hold water

PCMCD is continuing to increase surveillance and mosquito control efforts, including daytime aerial liquid larvicide treatments using low-flying helicopters, along with ground-based mosquito control.

Everyone has a role to play in reducing mosquito populations and preventing mosquito bites.

🦟 Dump. Drain. Protect. Fight the Bite.

09/02/2026

🚨 IMPORTANT DENGUE UPDATE 🦟
🎥 NEXT VIDEO TOPIC: “How Does the Aedes aegypti Mosquito Feed?”

Please Watch & Share!

In this next video, we take a closer look at Aedes aegypti and how this mosquito feeds.

Understanding how this mosquito feeds, when it feeds, and its close association with people is an important part of understanding how dengue can spread.

As dengue activity continues, PCMCD is increasing surveillance and mosquito control efforts, including daytime aerial liquid larvicide treatments by low-flying helicopters, along with ground-based mosquito control.

You can help reduce mosquito populations and eliminate mosquito production sites:

💧 Dump & Drain standing water
🦟 Use U.S. EPA-registered mosquito repellent
👕 Cover exposed skin when outdoors
🏡 Remove containers and items that can hold water

Understanding the mosquito is an important step in understanding dengue. Together, we can help reduce mosquito populations and protect our communities. 🦟

09/02/2026

🚨 IMPORTANT DENGUE UPDATE 🦟
🎥 NEXT VIDEO TOPIC: “The Mosquito We Are Concerned About”

Please Watch & Share!

In this next video, we take a closer look at the mosquito we are concerned about — Aedes aegypti.

🦟 Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that has adapted to living alongside us. It is well-suited to urban and residential environments and can find production sites in and around our homes.

Understanding this mosquito — where it lives, where it lays its eggs, and how it interacts with people — is an important part of dengue prevention and mosquito control.

As dengue activity continues, PCMCD is increasing surveillance and mosquito control efforts, including daytime aerial liquid larvicide treatments by low-flying helicopters, along with ground-based mosquito control.

You can help reduce mosquito populations and eliminate mosquito production sites:

💧 Dump & Drain standing water
🦟 Use U.S. EPA-registered mosquito repellent
👕 Cover exposed skin when outdoors
🏡 Remove containers and items that can hold water

Understanding the mosquito is an important step in understanding dengue. Together, we can help reduce mosquito populations and protect our communities. 🦟

09/01/2026

Ground-Based WALS Mosquito Control Treatments 🚛 -9/1/26

crews will also be conducting ground-based Wide Area Larvicide Spray (WALS) treatments, weather permitting.

📍The areas listed below are areas where our crews are currently planned to operate tonight.

WALS is a targeted mosquito control treatment used to reduce immature mosquitoes before they become biting adults. These applications specifically target potential disease-vector mosquito species, including Aedes aegypti, which can transmit dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.

💧WHAT YOU MAY SEE
If you see one of our WALS trucks in your neighborhood, you may notice a large plume of liquid droplets being directed upward from the truck into the air.
This is a normal part of the WALS application. The liquid is designed to disperse over the treatment area and reach small, hard-to-access water-holding habitats where mosquito larvae may be developing in neighborhoods.

🦟SO, WHAT ARE WE TREATING?
Aedes aegypti is a particularly challenging mosquito because it often lays its eggs in small containers and other cryptic habitats around homes and businesses.

Our WALS equipment helps us reach areas such as:
💧 Rain gutters
🪣 Buckets & containers
🪴 Flower pots & plant saucers
🛞 Tires & other discarded items
🏠 Areas around homes & structures
🌿 Other small, water-holding habitats where mosquito larvae may develop

🌎 WHY ARE WE USING THIS TREATMENT?
Mosquito-borne disease is a regional public health concern, and mosquitoes don't recognize county lines. With increased dengue activity in the greater Tampa Bay area, PCMCD is proactively increasing surveillance and control efforts targeting Aedes aegypti and other potential disease-vector species.

🌧️ Please remember: WALS treatments are weather permitting. Rain, wind, or other conditions may cause a treatment to be delayed, modified, or canceled.
📲 WANT TO STAY INFORMED?

Visit www.pascomosquito.org to view recent mosquito treatments, learn more about our mosquito control operations, and sign up to receive treatment notifications.

🚛🦟 Please use caution around our treatment vehicles and give our crews plenty of room to work safely.

09/01/2026

🦟 Tonight’s ULV Mosquito Control Missions 🚛 - 9/1/26

crews will be conducting Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) mosquito control missions tonight by truck, weather permitting.

📍 The areas listed below are where our ULV trucks are currently planned to operate tonight. Please click on each photo to view the scheduled area missions for this evening.

We will be posting images/maps of the planned treatment areas to help residents see where our crews are scheduled to be working.

🌧️ Please remember: ULV missions are weather permitting. Rain, wind, or other conditions may cause a mission to be delayed, modified, or canceled.

Our crews use specialized ULV equipment to target adult mosquito populations in areas where treatment is needed. Our ULV trucks are now equipped with electric motors, making them quieter while crews work in your community. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work to reduce mosquito activity and protect public health throughout Pasco County.

📲 Want to stay informed about mosquito control activity?
Visit our www.pascomosquito.org to view recent mosquito treatments, learn more about our mosquito control operations, and sign up to receive treatment notifications.

🚛🦟 Please use caution around our trucks and give our crews plenty of room to work safely.

09/01/2026

🦟Dengue is a Regional Concern — and Tampa Bay 28 - WFTS is helping spread the word.

A new report from Tampa Bay 28 highlights the growing concern over locally acquired dengue transmission across the Tampa Bay region.

Florida is now reporting 41 locally acquired dengue cases, including 30 in Hillsborough County, 3 in Pinellas, 1 in Citrus, and 2 in Pasco County. Additional cases remain under investigation.

These numbers are significant, and they are something we should all take seriously. This is not simply a Hillsborough, Pinellas, or Pasco issue — it is a regional public health concern. Our communities are interconnected, and people, mosquitoes and disease do not recognize county boundaries. Thousands of people commute between counties making up the Greater Tampa Bay area every day!

The mosquito responsible for transmitting dengue, Aedes aegypti, is also very different from the mosquitoes many of us are accustomed to. These mosquitoes live closely around people, often in and around homes and businesses, and can lay eggs in surprisingly small amounts of water — even something as small as a bottle cap.

That means residents have an important role to play. ❤️

🪣 DUMP & DRAIN standing water around your home
🏡 Check bird baths, plant saucers, pet dishes, bromeliads and anything else that can hold water every week
🦟 Use a US EPA-approved mosquito repellent, such as one containing DEET or Picaridin
👕 Wear long, loose-fitting clothing when outside
☀️ Remember that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are daytime biters — protection isn't just for nighttime

At Pasco County Mosquito Control, we are increasing surveillance and mosquito control efforts throughout the District, including additional ground-based treatments and aerial applications where appropriate. These include additional low-flying helicopter applications in neighborhoods during the day.

But mosquito control is a shared responsibility. The actions each of us takes around our homes and businesses can make a real difference.

We appreciate Tampa Bay 28 for helping bring this important regional public health message to a much larger audience.

👉 Read the full story from Tampa Bay 28:
Dengue fever cases rise in Tampa Bay area as Pasco County ramps up mosquito control efforts

Please share this information with your family, friends, and neighbors. The more people understand the risk — and what they can do to help — the better we can protect our entire region.

Florida reports 41 dengue fever cases, including 30 in Hillsborough County and 2 in Pasco County. Learn how to protect yourself and what officials are doing to help.

09/01/2026

🚨 IMPORTANT REGIONAL DENGUE UPDATE 🦟
🎥 NEXT VIDEO TOPIC: “Why Is Dengue a Regional Concern?”

Please Watch & Share!

In our last video, PCMCD Executive Director Adriane Rogers explained what dengue is and the common symptoms to watch for.

In this next video, we take a closer look at why dengue is a regional public health concern and how movement between counties can affect the spread of mosquito-borne disease.

People travel, work, attend school, visit family and move throughout the greater Tampa Bay region every day. County lines don’t stop mosquitoes or people. That’s why dengue activity in one area can be important to communities throughout the region.

As dengue activity increases across the region, PCMCD is increasing surveillance and mosquito control efforts, including daytime aerial liquid larvicide treatments by low-flying helicopters and ground-based control.

You can help reduce your risk and eliminate mosquito production sites:

💧 Dump & Drain standing water
🦟 Use U.S. EPA-registered mosquito repellent
👕 Cover exposed skin when outdoors
🏡 Remove containers and items that can hold water

Regional concerns require regional awareness and action. Together, we can help protect our communities. 🦟

08/31/2026

🦟 Ground-Based WALS Mosquito Control Treatments 🚛 8/31/26

crews will also be conducting ground-based Wide Area Larvicide Spray (WALS) treatments, weather permitting.

📍The areas listed below are areas where our crews are currently planned to operate tonight.

WALS is a targeted mosquito control treatment used to reduce immature mosquitoes before they become biting adults. These applications specifically target potential disease-vector mosquito species, including Aedes aegypti, which can transmit dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.

💧WHAT YOU MAY SEE
If you see one of our WALS trucks in your neighborhood, you may notice a large plume of liquid droplets being directed upward from the truck into the air.

This is a normal part of the WALS application. The liquid is designed to disperse over the treatment area and reach small, hard-to-access water-holding habitats where mosquito larvae may be developing in neighborhoods.

🦟SO, WHAT ARE WE TREATING?
Aedes aegypti is a particularly challenging mosquito because it often lays its eggs in small containers and other cryptic habitats around homes and businesses.

Our WALS equipment helps us reach areas such as:

💧 Rain gutters
🪣 Buckets & containers
🪴 Flower pots & plant saucers
🛞 Tires & other discarded items
🏠 Areas around homes & structures
🌿 Other small, water-holding habitats where mosquito larvae may develop

🌎 WHY ARE WE USING THIS TREATMENT?
Mosquito-borne disease is a regional public health concern, and mosquitoes don't recognize county lines. With increased dengue activity in the greater Tampa Bay area, PCMCD is proactively increasing surveillance and control efforts targeting Aedes aegypti and other potential disease-vector species.

🌧️ Please remember: WALS treatments are weather permitting. Rain, wind, or other conditions may cause a treatment to be delayed, modified, or canceled.

📲 WANT TO STAY INFORMED?
Visit www.pascomosquito.org to view recent mosquito treatments, learn more about our mosquito control operations, and sign up to receive treatment notifications.

🚛🦟 Please use caution around our treatment vehicles and give our crews plenty of room to work safely.