Pinellas Plans Its First Aerial Larvicide Runs as Hillsborough Sprays 225,000 Acres and Citrus Confirms Two Local Cases
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 5 min
Pinellas County is bringing in a Lee County helicopter for daytime larvicide treatments over parts of St. Pete and Clearwater, while Hillsborough runs nightly airplane spraying for adult mosquitoes Tuesday through Friday. Citrus County's health department has confirmed two locally acquired dengue cases and issued a mosquito-borne illness alert.
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Pinellas County is bringing in a Lee County helicopter for daytime larvicide treatments over parts of St. Pete and Clearwater, while Hillsborough runs nightly airplane spraying for adult mosquitoes Tuesday through Friday. Citrus County's health department has confirmed two locally acquired dengue cases and issued a mosquito-borne illness alert.
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- Pinellas County partners with Lee County for aerial mosquito larvae treatments in St. Pete and Clearwater - Pinellas County — Pinellas County
“Pinellas County Mosquito Control is partnering with Lee County Mosquito Control to conduct aerial larvae treatments in parts of St. Pete and Clearwater to reduce the population of mosquitoes capable of spreading dengue.”
- Hillsborough County Treating for Mosquitoes by Air Week of Oct. 20-23 | Hillsborough County, FL — Hillsborough County, FL
“Contractors for Hillsborough County Mosquito Management Services will conduct aerial applications of Dibrom insecticide to control adult mosquitoes during the nights this week, between sunset and midnight, Tuesday through Friday.”
- DOH-Citrus Issues Mosquito-Borne Illness Alert - Florida Department of Health in Citrus County — Floridahealth
“The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County (DOH-Citrus) is informing residents of two confirmed cases of locally-acquired dengue. DOH-Citrus and Citrus County Mosquito Control are coordinating surveillance and prevention efforts by conducting treatment such as increased…”