Larval Mosquito Control to Take Place in Antioch

Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

by CC News October 21, 2024

written by CC News October 21, 2024

Due to the detection of the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito in the area, the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District will be using truck-mounted, wide-area larviciding equipment to control larval mosquitoes in the following area: Antioch.

DATE: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – Saturday, October 26, 2024
TIME: Between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., weather permitting.
LOCATION: Antioch

The area to be treated is bordered on the north by Highway 4, on the south by Bluerock Dr., on the east by Deer Valley Rd.; and on the west by Lone Tree Way.

MATERIALS USED: The public health pesticide to be used is Vectobac W.D.G. applied at a rate of 8 ounces per acre by truck-mounted wide-area larviciding equipment.

The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District utilizes an integrated vector management program which means we use a variety of protocols for controlling mosquitoes. These protocols include public education, physical control including managing vector habitat, biological control such as mosquitofish, and chemical control such as public health pesticides.

The majority of the District’s mosquito control is completed when mosquitoes are still in their aquatic form, in their water source. We use only those products registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for mosquito control and for protecting public health. They are applied by our trained and certified technicians according to label instructions.

More Invasive Mosquitoes Found this Week in Antioch

CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) confirms more of the invasive mosquito species Aedes aegypti have been found this week at various locations in the City of Antioch.

This mosquito species, which has the common name, the Yellow Fever mosquito, is capable of transmitting Zika, dengue fever, Chikungunya, and yellow fever viruses. In response, the District will continue to perform more door-to-door inspections on Saturdays in the area bordered by Highway 4 to the north, Bluerock Drive to the south, Lone Tree Way to the west, and Deer Valley Road to the east.

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