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Mosquito Toolkit

Welcome to the Environmental Services online mosquito toolkit, where you will find resources on preventing mosquito bites and taking action to keep your community safe. The purpose of the toolkit is to provide ready-to-use information to share with your community, coworkers, and others that empowers them to take action to prevent mosquito bites.

How do I use the toolkit?

Click on the Communities or Municipalities tab to find educational resources that may be printed out to share with others or used for posts on Social Media. The Media tab includes articles and videos to review and share. The Picture tab has images to include with posts or newsletters. Finally, the social media tab contains draft posts and messages that can be copied and pasted online.

The best time to share these messages is when you notice increased mosquito activity where you live, work, and play. Another critical time to share this information is after a rain event or at the start of the monsoon season.

Click on the image below to view the Mosquito Guide

COMMUNITIES
MUNICIPALITIES
MEDIA
Pictures
Social media

COMMUNITIES

Drainage Facilities

Breeding Sources Checklist (HOAs & Communities)

Flower Pots and Mosquitoes

Insect Repellent - Information

Mosquito Door Hanger (West Nile Virus)

Mosquito Door Hanger (Dengue)

* Maricopa County Environmental Services conducts year‐round surveillance of mosquitoes. We investigate mosquito complaints, and our staff works with property owners and managers to eliminate mosquito breeding when necessary.

MUNICIPALITIES

Breeding Sources Checklist (Municipalities)

Mosquito Door Hanger (West Nile virus)

Mosquito Door Hanger (Dengue)

Drainage Facilities

Insect Repellent - Information

Flower Pots and Mosquitoes

MEDIA

ARTICLES	VIDEO LINKS
Mosquitoes are more than a seasonal nuisance ~ Fight the Bite!	Maricopa County mosquito testing
Mosquitoes, more than a seasonal nuisance (shorter version with hyperlinked subtopics)	Fight the Bite (Maricopa County surveilling, testing and treating to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses
What is West Nile virus?	Maricopa County Spraying for mosquitoes (b-roll)
Drain standing water	Fight Mosquito Bites Day and Night
Avoid mosquito bites, apply insect repellent	ESD’s Surveillance and Lab B-roll:

Pictures

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ESD Vector Control collage

Adult Culex mosquito feeding

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Adult Aedes aegypti feeding

Tip & Toss standing water

Dipping for mosquito larvae

Vector Control field staff

Vector Control inspecting storm drains for mosquito treatment

Vector Control applying treatment to storm drains

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Adding mosquito fish to water features and unkept swimming pools

Vector Control setting up a mosquito surveillance trap

One of the more than 800 mosquito surveillance traps set up weekly across the county

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Vector Control lab technician testing mosquitoes for vector/disease

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Apply an EPA-registered repellent following label instructions

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Apply an EPA-registered repellent following label instructions

Apply an EPA-registered repellent following label instructions

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Apply an EPA-registered repellent following label instructions.

A green pool is an Ideal site for thousands of mosquitoes to breed

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The Mosquito-eating fish (Gambusia Fish) is a natural way of controlling the mosquito population in a big body of water

Thousands of mosquitoes captured in a single mosquito trap

The mosquito life cycle.

Social media

Below are some graphics that can be used for social media posts, with suggested texts that could be properly modified and customized for specific groups or organizations.


You can help prevent mosquitoes from breeding simply by depriving them of water, which they need to breed. Tip and toss even the smallest amounts of standing water from your home and yard. Plant pots, bird baths, kiddie pools, buckets, and fountains are some places where mosquitos can breed. Go to FightTheBiteMaricopa.org for more information.	Protecting yourself and others in your care is the first step to preventing West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. Remember these four simple steps to Fight the Bite – Repel, Remove, Repair, and Remind! Go to FightTheBiteMaricopa.org for more information.	Protect yourself against mosquitoes by using insect repellent when you go outdoors, especially between dusk and dawn. Be sure to use an EPA-registered repellent and follow the directions and precautions on the product. Go to FightTheBiteMaricopa.org for more information.	Mosquitoes bite during the day and night. They live indoors and outdoors. Protect your family from mosquito bites. Repair or install window and door screens, wear long-sleeved shirts and pants, and take precautions when traveling stateside or abroad. Go to FightTheBiteMaricopa.org for more information.