What to Expect During a Property Visit

In our area, we have 16 species of mosquitoes of public health concern because of their high biting nuisance and potential to carry disease.

Some Culex species, like Culex quinquefasciatius or Culex tarsalis, are capable of transmitting West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus when an infected mosquito bites a human. No treatments or vaccines are available for people.

Aedes aegypti are capable of transmitting Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya, and Yellow Fever virus when an infected mosquito bites a human. Yellow fever is the only disease with a vaccine available in the United States.

That’s very simple! We’re looking for containers or items that hold water for more than 3–4 days. Mosquitoes need stagnant water to go through their life cycle, and a mosquito source can be as small as a bottle cap and as large as an unmaintained swimming pool.

You can wait for the inspection day listed on the door hanger, or call the District to schedule a different day. It is helpful if you are available to go over inspection results, but if not, you can inform the District that you will leave a gate to the backyard open and put away dogs. The technician will leave your inspection results at the door.