Shining A Light On LAMP Testing

Earlier blog entries have mentioned  “LAMP”  testing, but what exactly is that? So let’s shine a light on the subject! (You see what I did there?) A major component of our operations is collecting mosquitoes (to read more about surveillance, click  HERE ). I have previously covered what happens to most collected mosquitoes (for a […]

Another Puzzle Piece – Mosquito Pools and Disease Surveillance

So you’ve trapped some mosquitoes…now what? A major component of mosquito control operations is disease monitoring. Which poses a very important question: What roles do our operations play in this monitoring?  Mosquito Collection Twice a week, CDC and gravid mosquito traps are placed throughout the district. These traps are set out overnight, collected the next […]

Ground Adulticiding Operations

Ground adulticiding is the aspect of mosquito abatement that the general public is most aware of. This is the term we apply for the use of what are commonly called “spray trucks”. These are light pickup trucks with a spray rig in the truck bed. The type of spray rig that we use starts with […]

A new look, and new interaction

As you may have noticed, we have completely overhauled our website. We hope that you will find it a more informative and streamlined experience. We have added many new features. One that we think will be popular is a new signup form for citizens wishing to be notified for certain things that have been scheduled […]

Mosquito Control Surveillance; One part of a big puzzle!

You’ve probably seen our trucks at night. Maybe you’ve even heard our plane flying overhead in the evening or our inspectors treating ditches during the day. But how are we determining where to make our treatments? Are we just randomly assigning areas for applications? What information are we basing our operational decisions on? Tangipahoa Mosquito […]