Each year, the city helps control the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses by reducing the mosquito population through operations that include surveillance, monitoring, larval control, and small selective backpack barrier treatments. Catch basins are treated using Natular XRT. Mosquito management within the community is performed by Clarke Mosquito Control Company using environmentally sensitive agents.
Residents can help reduce the potential for mosquito-borne illnesses by eliminating standing water where mosquitoes breed and by using a DEET insect repellent when outdoors. This is especially true during dawn, dusk, and early evening hours. For more information or to be notified of upcoming events, call Clarke directly at 800-942-2555.