Mosquito Control Program
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For several years, the City of Des Moines has operated
a mosquito control program, on a seasonal basis, in an effort to reduce the
threat to public health and annoyance from mosquitoes.
In addition to ordinance enforcement activities directed at breeding site reduction, and an encephalitis monitoring project operated in conjunction with Iowa State University, our program consists of two primary components: the visual inspection and treatment of standing water areas within the city that have the potential to breed mosquitoes, and the operation of two Ultra Low Volume (ULV) truck mounted sprayers to reduce the numbers of adult mosquitoes within residential neighborhoods.
Click here to:
- Report standing water that needs to be treated
- Report an area that needs to be sprayed
- Be added to the "shut-off" list
- View areas being sprayed
- General Program Information
To request that your area be sprayed, to report standing water, to have your address placed on the "no-spray" list, or for additional information regarding the City's mosquito control program, feel free to phone 248-6099 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The same number can be used after 5:00 p.m. to access the most current anticipated spray schedule for that evening.
For information not covered above, feel free to call 237-1612 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.