SoWal Mosquito Control info - article

[Kurt]

The art of mosquito control practiced here | art, control, mosquito - Local News - WaltonSun.com

Recent heavy rainfall in Walton County is helping to cultivate a bumper crop of mosquitoes. As the amount of standing water in swills, containers, abandoned pools and ponds increases, so do the opportunities for this pest to breed.
"There are a lot of mosquitoes hatching. We're noticing it already in our trap counts," said Stephen Sickerman, director of South Walton County's Mosquito Control District.
Not only are there a lot of mosquitoes in the county, there are many different species. According to Sickerman, a dozen prevalent species are with us in Walton County, with 20 regularly occurring species here and close to 80 species of mosquitoes identified in the state of Florida.
A recent visit to the agency's headquarters reveals a sophisticated and multi-layered approach to combating the prevalent types and addressing various lifecycles of the pests....

 

[Smiling JOe]

So are they going to start spraying poisons in the green swimming pools?

 

[cabythesea]

I hope they don't spray anything and ruin the annual Dog Fly Festival!!!!

 

[Kurt]

So are they going to start spraying poisons in the green swimming pools?

I think the frogs will take care of them.