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Mosquito Control Program




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DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Mosquito Control Building

Agency: OMB Closing Date: 6/23/2020




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DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section announces year’s first finding of West Nile virus in wild birds

The DNREC Mosquito Control Section, in conjunction with the Division of Public Health and Department of Agriculture, has announced the first detection this year of West Nile virus in wild birds, indicating the recurrence of this mosquito-borne disease in Delaware.



  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Fish and Wildlife
  • Division of Public Health
  • common-sense precautions against mosquito bites
  • detection
  • Eastern equine encephalitis
  • health and safety
  • Mosquito control
  • outdoors and recreation
  • public health
  • vaccinating horses advised
  • West Nile Virus

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Mosquito Control Section spraying to start in spring woodland pools

DOVER, Del. – The Mosquito Control Section within DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife this weekend will launch its annual campaign to protect Delawareans and First State visitors from biting mosquitoes. The Mosquito Control Section’s first “Fight the Bite” mission for 2020 is the spraying of spring woodland pools to control aquatic immature mosquitoes starting Saturday, March 14, weather permitting. Spring spraying will begin in southern Sussex County and expand into Kent and New Castle counties over the next several weeks.



  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Fish and Wildlife