Mosquito Control

Department Function

To provide temporary and permanent control methods for the abatement of adult biting mosquitoes. Our integrated pest management system incorporates:

• Adulticiding
• Education
• Identification
• Larviciding
• Source reduction
• Surveillance

Mosquito Control has a phone hotline (843-545-3615), with which county residents can report mosquito problems and ask for help locating and eliminating mosquito breeding areas on their property. If Mosquito Control inspectors find a potential breeding source, the property owner is given advice on personal protection and elimination of the breeding source.

Attention, Beekeepers:

Georgetown County takes very seriously our efforts to save beneficial insects, specifically the bee colonies in our county. If you are a beekeeper and would like to register with the Mosquito Control Division, please call the Mosquito Control Hotline at 843-545-3615 or email Mosquito Control. You will be added to the "Call Before an Aerial Spray" list and you will be provided a "Do Not Spray" sign to be placed at your hive's location to alert the Spray Truck Drivers to turn off the sprayers near the hive.

Learn More About What We Do

Georgetown County Mosquito Control's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program:

• Primary goal is to protect public health from diseases transmitted by mosquitoes.
• Our prevention and control strategies and methods are based on sound science.

We are committed to protecting families by:

• Educating the public to protect themselves and take an active role in the reduction of mosquito populations;
• Eliminating mosquito egg-laying sources; and
• Applying safe, effective EPA-registered insecticides when needed.

To request service, please call our hotline at 843-545-3615.

Download our Mosquito Control brochure

Spray Truck Schedule

Georgetown County Mosquito Control Division is now focused on the 2023 Season. Georgetown County Mosquito Control Staff is working to effectively and safely control the mosquito population for the purpose of preventing the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in Georgetown County. Some new and safer products are being used county-wide this year. If you have a serious or unusual mosquito problem, or if you would like an inspection to help reduce the mosquitoes on your property, please call the Mosquito Control hotline at 843-545-3615 or email mcontrol@gtcounty.org. Mosquito Control Inspectors will help locate mosquito problems on your property. If a potential breeding source is identified, you will be given advice on personnel protection and the effective elimination of the source.

2023 Weekly Spray Truck Schedule

The county is fortunate to have five (5) mosquito Spray Trucks available this year. This will help us to cover more areas more often. To accomplish this, data is collected in many different ways such as:

• Checking various types of mosquito traps that are spread around the county
• Conducting surveillance
• Receiving information from trusted observers
• Relying on request tips from citizens

The data collected is processed and evaluated to help Mosquito Control staff schedule the Spray Truck Routes each week. The following schedule is posted for the current week. Some communities are split into several routes; so, select the route on the schedule to see a map of the area that is covered on that route.

For more information about Georgetown County Mosquito Control operations, please continue to check this website.

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