Mosquitoes in
Bellflower:
What you need to
know
Presented by:
MARY -JOY COBURN
Director of Communications
Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District
36 Cities and portions of
Unincorporated LA County
Serves 6 MILLION Residents
Greater LA County Vector Control
We Serve:
Formed in 1952
Our mission is to protect residents in the
Greater Los Angeles area from mosquitoes
and mosquito-borne diseases
Services over 1,000 sq miles
What We Do: Integrated Vector Management (IVM)
Disease Surveillance Mosquito Management Education & Outreach Mosquito populations
Disease transmission
Inspection & service requests
Source reduction & treatments
Community events
Elementary education
Services provided to
Bellflower residents
2020 –2022 so far:
•Residential / Public
Inspections
954
•Swimming Pools
383
•Underground Storm
Drains
322
World’s Deadliest Animal-
Cause over
700,000 human deaths
Mosquito-borne diseases
like West Nile virus,
Zika virus, etc.
Potential for outbreaks
in your community
Why Care About Mosquitoes?
•Lay 100-350 eggs
•4 life stages
•5-7 days from egg to adult
Mosquito Life Cycle
•After a female mosquito bites
us, she will look for standing
water
•Mosquitoes develop in WATER
Mosquito Threats in Our Area
Culex mosquito
Native
Aedes mosquito
Invasive
In California:
2021 WNV+ Mosquitoes: 2,263
2021 WNV+ Human Cases: 126
2020 WNV+ Mosquitoes: 2,628
2020 WNV+ Human Cases: 233
In GLACVCD:
2021 WNV+ Mosquitoes: 68
2020 WNV+ Mosquitoes: 313
Bellflower:
2021 WNV+ Mosquitoes: 5
2020 WNV+ Mosquitoes: 8
CA statistics:
www.Westnile.ca.gov
GLACVCD statistics:
www.GLACVCD.org
West Nile Virus
is everywhere
in LA County
Invasive Mosquito
Mosquito Threats in Our Area
Aedes mosquitoes
Activity –Day-Time or All Day
Aggressive Biter
Diseases
Zika*
Dengue*
Chikungunya*
Yellow Fever*
Canine Heartworm
*No Local Transmission
Infected travelers can
bring these viruses to Los
Angeles County
Mosquito Threats in Our Area
Thrive in urban environments
Thrive indoors & outdoors (homes, offices,
cars, backyards)
Container breeders
Aggressive daytime biters–“ankle biters”
Often leave LARGE welts
Can Mosquitoes Transmit
COVID -19?
There is no information or
evidence to suggest that
COVID-19 could be
transmitted by mosquitoes.
“Mosquitoes cannot transmit
COVID-19”
-Dr. Sylvie Briand
Director of Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness,
World Health Organization
•Once a week –empty and scrub, turn over, cover or throw out any items that hold water.
•Tip and Toss any standing water (indoors and outdoors) •REMOVE, SCRUB, FLIP OVER,
or COVER any dirty containers
that can hold water
•Drill a hole at the bottom of
open containers
TipTossTakeAction.org.
www.TipTossTakeAction.org
Use EPA -approved repellent and look for the
following active ingredients:
•DEET® (20% OR HIGHER)
•Picaridin
•IR3535
•Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus
Wearing insect repellent is the best way to prevent bites, even for children and pregnant women.
Use EPA-approved repellent and look for the
following active ingredients:
•DEET® (20% OR HIGHER)
•Picaridin
•IR3535
•Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus*
Wearing insect repellent is the best way to prevent bites, even for children and pregnant women.
*Apply to children over 3 years old
Mosquito
Season
Partnership
Opportunities
Social
Engagement:
#1 Bellflower (61)
#2 So. El Monte (27)
#3 Downey (20)
#4 Norwalk (19)
Highlights
www.tiptosstakeaction.org
●Mosquitoes need STAGNANT WATER to lay eggs &
go through their life cycle
●Mosquitoes transmit diseases such as WEST NILE
VIRUS, Zika, DENGUE FEVER,etc.
●TIP and TOSS containers that hold any amount of
water
●Wear INSECT REPELLENT
●Mosquito control is a SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
●SHARE what you learned with friends & family
www.GLAmosquito.org
WEBSITE
562-944-9656
SERVICE REQUEST
@GLAmosquito
SOCIAL MEDIA
Greater Los Angeles County Vector
Control DistrictThank you!
MARY-JOY COBURN / Director of Communications / [email protected]