FAQs

Q. Why is mosquito control important?

A. Mosquito control is important because mosquitoes vector many different virus that can be a detriment to human and animal health. The virus of concern for the residents of northwest-Riverside county is West Nile virus.

Q. What services does Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District provide?

A. Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District provides integrated vector management services for mosquitoes, bee's, rats, ticks and flies.

Q. What can I do to prevent being bit by mosquitoes?

A. Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District suggest going around and removing all potential water holding containers. It take a very small amount of water for mosquitoes to breed in and removing these source is the best way to prevent mosquitoes from breeding our you property. We also recommend to wear EPA-approved insect repellents such as DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and oil of lemon eucalyptus.

Q. How can I be notified if Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District is spraying my neighborhood?

A. You can be notified about future adult mosquito treatments by visiting our Notices page and by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Q. What services do you provide?

A. Our district provides integrated vector management services including surveillance, inspections, treatments, and education for mosquitoes, rats, ticks and Africanized honey bees. For invasive Aedes mosquitoes our services include surveillance, property inspections, larval treatments, and community education. Occasionally the district will perform wide area adult mosquito treatments for local disease carrying mosquitoes.

Website Accessibility Policy

Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 951-340-9792

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 951-340-9792.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.