Cape Coral Fire Station Open House

Mark your calendars! Come check out Lee County Mosquito Control District and Lee County Mosquito Education at the Cape Coral Fire Station Open House Saturday, November 2nd, 9am – 12pm. Cape Coral Fire Station Open House 2019

NBC-2 Story on LCMCD Pilots

Check out the work our pilots do each and every day to protect the public from biting mosquitoes!  NBC-2’s Ashley Dyer reported on a day in the life of a mosquito control pilot.  ...

What is “Sterile Insect Technique”?

Sterile Insect Technique, or SIT, is a technique used to sterilize insects to reduce their populations or to eradicate them.  For more information on the Lee County Mosquito Control District’s future use of SIT, check out our Sterile Insect Technique...

What is Everglades virus?

There have been various media reports about Everglades virus (EVEV) over the last year.  This is not a newly introduced virus to South Florida.  Everglades virus is an alpha virus related to Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis.  The virus most commonly circulates between...

Special Board Meeting Dec. 20th

December 20, 2017, Special Board Meeting The Lee County Mosquito Control District and the Lee County Hyacinth Control District will hold a special Board meeting for Lee County Mosquito Control District on December 20, 2017 located at 15191 Homestead Road, Lehigh...

Woodstock Airport, Pine Island

The Lee County Mosquito Control District (LCMCD) has explored the purchase of the Woodstock Airport on Pine Island from a private citizen, pending the rezoning of the property from Agricultural (AG-2) to Community Facilities (CF) use.  A Hearing Examiner Meeting was...

“Ding” Darling Days’ Family Fun Day

The LCME Program will be represented at the annual “Ding” Darling Days’ Family Fun Day on Sunday, October 15th from 10am-3pm.  This event kicks off the week-long festival at the refuge on Sanibel.  There will be live aquatic predators, cased insects, mosquito bite...