Dixie County Public Works Department: MOSQUITO CONTROL

 

     

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC WORKS: MOSQUITO CONTROL LINKS

Mosquito BiteMosquito Breeding Sites

Mosquitoes are opportunistic, and will find and breed in a wide variety of places around the home. Any water-holding location can become a breeding site for mosquitoes. A half-cup of water can breed enough mosquitoes to cause a problem. You can get rid of your mosquito problems simply and without using pesticides by eliminating breeding locations around the home and yard.   More...

 

 

Selected References

Identification guide to common mosquitoes of Florida. http://fmel.ifas.ufl.edu/Key/index.htm

Mosquitoes: Public Health Pesticide Applicator Training Manual. http://vector.ifas.ufl.edu/

Pests In and Around the Home . UF/IFAS, CD-ROM.

FMEL Encephalitis Information System at http://eis.ifas.ufl.edu

The Florida Medical Entomology Lab's Personal Protection Fact Sheet(ENY-671 - Mosquito Repellents)

Featured Creature at http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/

Entomology and Nematology Department website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/

Mosquito Control Web Sites

American Mosquito Control Association
Florida Mosquito Control Association
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory Home Page
Medical and Veterinary Entomology Research Laboratory (Agricultural Research Service)
PHEREC - Public Health Entomology Research and Education Center

Commercial Web Sites

Clarke
Florida Entomologist
PestWeb

Pesticide Infromation Sites

EXTOXNET
Pesticide Action Network

Health Center Web Sites

Centers for Disease Control
CDC-Emerging Infectious Disease
CDC-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
CDC-Disease Bulletins Around the World
Department of Agriculture
Florida Statewide Public Health Info

Additional Information

DIXIE COUNTY 411   

PHONE BOOK

Clerk of Court Phone:352.498.1200 Fax:352.498.1201
Commissioner Office Phone:352.498.1206 Fax:352.498.1207
County Attorney Phone:352.498.5048 Fax:386.294.1689
County Building Dept. Phone:352.498.1236 Fax:352.498.1286
County Finance Office Phone:352.498.1205 Fax:352.498.1476
County Health Dept. Phone:352.498.1360 Fax:352.498.1363
County Jail  Phone:352.498.1237 Fax:352.498.
County Judge Phone:352.498.1234 Fax:352.498.1477
County Library Phone:352.498.1219 Fax:352.498.1408
County Manager Phone:352.498.1426 Fax:352.498.1471
County Public Works Phone:352.498.1239 Fax:352.498.1207
Elections Supervisor Phone:352.498.1216 Fax:352.498.1218
Emergency Services Phone:352.498.1240 Fax:352.498.1244
Property Appraiser Phone:352.498.1212 Fax:352.498.1211
School Superintendent Phone:352.498.6131 Fax:352.498.1308
Tax Collector Phone:352.498.1213 Fax:352.498.
Sheriff  Phone:352.498.1220 Fax:352.498.1226
UF/IFAS Extension Phone:352.498.1237 Fax:352.498.1471
Veteran's Affairs Phone:352.498.1246 Fax:352.498.1286