Martin County Mosquito Control

Mosquito Saltmarsh Treatment

Beginning Monday, June 9, 2025, Mosquito Control will be conducting aerial drone treatments over coastal saltmarshes to help reduce mosquito populations before they take flight! We're applying a larvicide that only targets mosquito larvae—it's harmless to people, pets, and other wildlife.

When: Daylight hours between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Where: Public saltmarsh areas only — no treatments on private property.

Areas to be treated are saltmarsh locations on Hutchinson Island including the Jensen Beach Mosquito Impoundment, Florida Oceanographic Society Mosquito Impoundment and Joe’s River Park.

Additional saltmarsh locations to be treated include Pendarvis Cove Park and surrounding saltmarshes, Maggy’s Hammock in Rocky Point, and Peterson Swamp in Rocky Point.

For questions, contact Mosquito Control at (772) 419-6974.

Mission

Mosquito Control is responsible for suppressing mosquitoes to protect the health and welfare of our residents and visitors. Our goal is to provide effective, environmentally conscious, and economically responsible mosquito control services throughout Martin County.

Monitoring & Surveillance

We use Integrated Mosquito Management to control the mosquito population. To do this we trap mosquitoes, identify them to species, and determine the most effective strategy to control them.

We also partner with the Department of Health to monitor and protect the community from mosquito-borne diseases.

Control Strategies

Mosquitoes breed in standing water. The best method to prevent mosquitoes is to reduce breeding sites which we do through our mosquito impoundments, tip and toss program, and annual tire drive.

When source reduction is not possible we use other control strategies including:

Biological control - through native, freshwater, mosquito-eating fish
Larviciding - to treat for immature mosquito larvae
Adulticiding - to target adult mosquitoes utilizing our ULV spray (fog) trucks

Applications are made only when needed, based upon surveillance data, and we use EPA-registered products. We spray for adults around dusk when mosquitoes are active but other beneficial insects such as honeybees are inactive. Typically we rely upon ground applications however when larger areas need treatment we use airplanes.

Outreach

While we make every effort to protect our residents, it is important to educate our residents with steps they can take to reduce breeding sites around their homes and protect against bites. We provide presentations to community organizations and participate in events.

Contact Us

Martin County Mosquito Control
(772) 419-6974

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