West Baton Rouge Mosquito Control

West Baton Rouge Mosquito Control WBRP Mosquito Control is a department of the WBR Parish Council and is tasked with area-wide control operations in WBR Parish.

Please use the links below to access important information about our mosquito surveillance and control operations. West Baton Rouge Mosquito Control is a department of The West Baton Rouge Parish Council. The department was formed in 2002 in response to the introduction and rapid expansion of West Nile Virus in Louisiana. Our mission is to protect the citizens of West Baton Rouge Parish from the t

hreat of mosquito-borne disease and to combat nuisance mosquito problems to improve the quality of life for everyone in our community. To achieve our mission, we operate on an IPM (integrated pest management) basis, meaning that we employ multiple science-based principles to control mosquitoes. These principles include; mosquito surveillance, disease testing, larval mosquito control, adult mosquito control, source reduction, resistance testing, and public education. Our staff is committed to providing the citizens of our parish with the best measure of mosquito control and disease surveillance that we can.

Good Monday afternoon, everyone. Last week, we submitted 30 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testi...
05/11/2026

Good Monday afternoon, everyone. Last week, we submitted 30 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testing; no samples tested positive for disease presence.

Parish-wide spray truck operations were successfully completed last week. With the large amount of rainfall over the weekend, we fully anticipate the possibility of a sizable floodwater mosquito hatch soon. This morning's landing rate assessments confirmed that it has not happened yet, as numbers were low across the board. The need for control measures will be further evaluated with mid-week gravid trap collections and landing rate assessments. Larvicide operations, mainly catch-basin larvicide inspections/treatments, continue to be a focus this week.

All parish parks, recreation facilities, and schools will be treated via spray truck this week. Check back for updates, and remember to be a Skeeter be**er!

Good Monday morning. Last week, we submitted 33 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testing; none tes...
05/04/2026

Good Monday morning. Last week, we submitted 33 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testing; none tested positive for disease.

Recent heavy rains have resulted in an uptick of mosquito activity throughout WBR Parish. Consequently, parish-wide spray truck operations begin tonight and will continue through Wednesday night (weather permitting). Larvicide operations also continue this week.

All parish parks, recreation facilities, and schools will also be sprayed this week. Click on the map link for location details. Check back for updates, and remember to be a Skeeter Be**er!
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Good Tuesday afternoon, everyone. Last week, we submitted 34 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for test...
04/28/2026

Good Tuesday afternoon, everyone. Last week, we submitted 34 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testing; no samples tested positive for disease presence.

Mosquito population numbers remain low overall, as confirmed with yesterday morning's landing rate assessments. The need for control measures will be further evaluated with gravid trap collections tomorrow morning. Larvicide operations, mainly catch-basin larvicide inspections/treatments, continue to be our focus this week.

All parish parks, recreation facilities, and schools will be treated via spray truck this week. Check back for updates, and remember to be a Skeeter be**er!

Good Monday afternoon, everyone. Last week, we submitted 24 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testi...
04/20/2026

Good Monday afternoon, everyone. Last week, we submitted 24 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testing; no samples tested positive for disease presence.

Mosquito population numbers remain low overall, but will be reassessed with landing counts conducted today and mid-week gravid trap collections. Catch-basin larvicide inspections/treatments continue this week.

All parish parks, recreation facilities, and schools will be treated via spray truck this week. Check back for updates, and remember to be a Skeeter be**er!

Good Monday, everyone. Last week, we submitted 16 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testing; no sam...
04/13/2026

Good Monday, everyone. Last week, we submitted 16 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testing; no samples tested positive for disease presence.

The end of last week's collections produced low mosquito counts across the board. Mosquito population numbers will be reassessed with landing counts this morning and mid-week gravid trap collections. Catch-basin larvicide inspections/treatments continue this week.

All parish parks, recreation facilities, and schools will be treated via spray truck this week. Check back for updates, and remember to be a Skeeter be**er!

Good Wednesday afternoon, everyone. Last week, we submitted 17 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for te...
04/08/2026

Good Wednesday afternoon, everyone. Last week, we submitted 17 mosquito samples to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab for testing; no samples tested positive for disease presence.

Parish-wide spray truck operations were successfully completed last week. Larviciding operations, mainly storm drain inspections/treatments, continue to be our focus this week.

All parish parks, recreation facilities, and schools will be treated via spray truck this week. Check back for updates, and remember to be a Skeeter be**er!

🐰ATTENTION🐰Our office will be closing on Thursday, April 2nd, at 10:30 am and will be closed all day on Friday, April 3r...
03/31/2026

🐰ATTENTION🐰
Our office will be closing on Thursday, April 2nd, at 10:30 am and will be closed all day on Friday, April 3rd, in observance of the Easter Holiday. We will resume regular business hours on Monday, April 6th. Have a great holiday weekend!

Good Monday afternoon, everyone. Mosquito surveillance continues to show high floodwater mosquito population numbers thr...
03/30/2026

Good Monday afternoon, everyone. Mosquito surveillance continues to show high floodwater mosquito population numbers throughout WBR Parish. Consequently, we will be conducting a second round of parish-wide spray truck operations beginning tonight and rolling through Wednesday night (weather permitting).

All parish parks, recreation facilities, and schools will also be sprayed this week. Click on the map link for location details. Check back for updates, and remember to be a Skeeter Be**er!
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It is that time of year again! Our 2026 mosquito surveillance/disease testing season begins this morning! Our crew is bu...
03/30/2026

It is that time of year again! Our 2026 mosquito surveillance/disease testing season begins this morning! Our crew is busy placing gravid traps at 22 different locations around WBR Parish today. From now through November, these traps will be collected twice weekly. The collected samples are then identified, separated by s*x and species, and made ready to submit for testing. The samples (known as mosquito pools) are then delivered every Wednesday to the LSU Disease Diagnostic Lab to be tested for mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus, SLE, and EEE.

Gravid traps are designed to primarily catch "gravid" (pregnant/egg-laying) female Southern House Mosquitoes (Cx. Quinquefasciatus). This mosquito species is the primary disease vector (able to transmit disease pathogens between animals and humans) in Louisiana; consequently, the bulk of our surveillance and control measures are targeted towards this species.

Placing these traps throughout WBR Parish allows us to determine multiple important data points weekly: how many mosquitoes are present in a certain area, whether mosquito-borne disease is present or not, and the efficacy of our control measures. The results of our weekly surveillance primarily determine when and where we do adulticiding (spray trucks) and larviciding (spraying roadside ditches or bodies of water to kill mosquito larvae).

From now till the end of our mosquito surveillance season, we will post updates on our page every week. These posts will detail how many samples we tested and whether they were positive for disease presence. Also, we will include a link to our GIS spray zone map that will allow you to see spray zones with disease-positive samples and where our spray trucks are scheduled to be or have already been. You can also view current and historical surveillance results via the VectorSurv map link on our website and on our page.

Weekly treatments of parish parks, schools, and recreational facilities have already begun and will continue throughout the 2026 season. Be a Skeeter Be**er! Remember to protect yourself and your family from being bitten by mosquitoes. For detailed information on mosquito species, the diseases they can carry, what you can do around the home, mosquito bite prevention, mosquito surveillance, and what we do to control them, head over to our website here: https://wbrcouncil.org/241/Mosquito-Control.

Good Monday morning, everyone. Surveillance results have confirmed a spike in the population of floodwater mosquitoes th...
03/23/2026

Good Monday morning, everyone. Surveillance results have confirmed a spike in the population of floodwater mosquitoes throughout WBR Parish. Consequently, we will be conducting parish-wide spray truck operations beginning tonight and rolling through Wednesday night (weather permitting).

All parish parks, recreation facilities, and schools will also be sprayed this week. Click on the map link for location details. Check back for updates, and remember to be a Skeeter Be**er!
https://wbrgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=aeece3307d4e44d798a4de91c278a9cc

Is it really a mosquito? Well, it is that time of year again, and we have already gotten a few questions about these "gi...
03/19/2026

Is it really a mosquito? Well, it is that time of year again, and we have already gotten a few questions about these "giant" mosquitoes. In reality, many times this is a case of mistaken identity. These so-called "mosquito hawks" are actually Crane Flies (Tipulidae). While they do somewhat resemble a mosquito (except they are much larger), they are completely harmless, they do not feed on mosquitoes, and they do not bite people.

For more information on these gentle giants and other insects that are often mistaken for mosquitoes, check out the information from the LSU AgCenter below, or follow this link to our web page on mistaken identities. https://www.wbrparish.org/390/Mistaken-Identity

Address

3147 Ted Denstel Road
Port Allen Landing, LA
70767

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday 6:30am - 3:30pm
Friday 6:30am - 10:30am

Telephone

+12252145900

Website

https://wbrgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=aee

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