Mosquito & Vector Controlfor Orange County
Brian BrannonPublic Information Officer
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control
Our Mission
Educate and protect the people of Orange County from vectors and prevent vector-borne diseases in an environmentally responsible manner.
Integrated Vector Management
Education: outreach, presentations, literature, web info, social media Surveillance: testing pathogens in mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, rodents, birds, and opossums Control of mosquitoes, RIFA, rats, filth flies
Source reduction – eliminate breeding
Biological control – mosquito fish
Chemical control – larvicide, adulticide
Aedes aegypti Life Cycle
Aedes aegypti can complete their life cycle (from egg to adult) in about 5 to 7 days.
Eggs can survive without water for years and hatch when water is present, and conditions are right.
Can transmit dengue,yellow fever virus,chikungunya, and Zika.
Aedes aegypti Breeding Sources
What You Can Do: Take Charge
Clean up clutter in your yard.
Don’t grow plants in water-filled buckets or vases — even indoors.
Remove saucers from under potted plants.
Remove bromeliads and other plants that naturally hold water.
Scrub outdoor containers that have held water with hot, soapy water to kill mosquito eggs. Store in a dry place.
What We Do: Drone Program
Zero footprint on marshes and sensitive lands
Smaller and more precise treatments
Improved irrigation monitoring
Enhanced mosquito larvae detection
What We Do: Sterile Insect Technique
Contact Us
[email protected]
www.ocvector.org
Social media @ocvector
Customer service line:(714) 971-2421