The Lee County Mosquito Control District is committed to improving the quality of life, facilitating outdoor activities, and protecting the public health in our community by implementing environmentally sound practices that control mosquitoes throughout Lee County.

A Message from the Executive Director

The Lee County Mosquito Control District was established in 1958 by an act of the Florida Legislature as an independent district and has been providing uninterrupted mosquito control services to the citizens of Lee County for over sixty years. During those years the District has remained at the forefront of mosquito control, helping to develop control technologies that are effective and sensitive to Florida’s unique natural habitats and wildlife. Lee County’s many acres of salt marsh and other wetlands are some of the most prolific mosquito breeding habitats on earth. In order to provide a comfortable outdoor environment for Lee County citizens and reduce the threat of diseases posed by mosquitoes, the District continually monitors these habitats and endeavors to control mosquitoes in the aquatic immature stages before they become flying and biting adult mosquitoes. Additionally, we monitor adult mosquito activity throughout Lee County each night from May through October and initiate adult control operations when surveillance thresholds are met or mosquito borne disease become a threat to Lee County citizens.

Florida’s development history is directly linked to success in controlling mosquitoes and abating the diseases they carry. Successfully controlling mosquitoes and their historical and emerging disease threats (Zika, chikungunya) is a demanding and important challenge. Today we work within a complex regulatory framework of federal, state and local regulations that govern to a great extent how, when and where we may conduct mosquito control operations. Our employees are trained and certified in Public Health Pest Control and are committed to providing sound and effective mosquito control to the citizens of Lee County.

We have provided this web site to help answer your questions about mosquito control, offer on line access to make service requests convenient and easy, and to update you on the current status of control operations around Lee County. You may also call the District at (239) 694-2174 for additional information.

Dr. David Hoel,
Executive Director