Mosquito Spraying
 

If you live in Muskingum County and would like to request spraying for your neighborhood:
1. Call 454-9741 extension 300 and report your name and address of the complaint or
2. E-mail your name and address of the complaint to this link
Mosquito Complaint.

We do not have the staff to answer these calls personally; however, calls are retrieved daily to set larviciding and adulticiding schedules. For information, call Public Health Sanitarian Adam Dickerson at 454-9741.

We spray mosquito problem areas with larvicide and adulticide every summer to control the population of disease spreading mosquitoes. 

Larvicides can be used to control mosquitoes in the aquatic stage before they become biting adults. This type of control using insecticides generally is the most effective at controlling mosquitoes and has the least effect on non-target species and the environment.

Adulticides can be used to kill adult mosquitoes that may be infected with West Nile Virus. Two truck-mounted Ultra Low Volume (ULV) foggers apply the adulticides used by the Health Department. These units are able to discharge a small amount of adulticide over a large area. The Health Department sprays during late evening and dark when adult mosquitoes are most active. Unfortunately, we cannot spray when it is raining.    

Muskingum County residents called the Health Department with 23 mosquito complaints in the summer of 2007.

2009 ZMCHD Mosquito Control Activities – New!
For a map of Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department mosquito control activities, click here.

2009 Larvicide & Adulticide Spraying Schedules
The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department conducted larvicide spraying in the following areas:

Date            General Location

5/20/09       Riverside Park

5/20/09       Edders Farm, SR 93

5/20/09       Duncan Falls, 3360 Millers Lane

5/20/09       Frick Drive, Ewing Residence

5/21/09       SR 666 N/Lewis Drive, Washington Township

5/21/09       5007 Dresden Court

5/21/09       Kimes Road, past high school

5/21/09       990-986 Pinkerton Road

5/22/09       5795 Coopermill Road

5/26/09       North River Road

5/26/09       Intersection of Bellview & N. River Road

5/27/09       3670 New Riley Road

5/28/09       Southeast General Tire, S. Zanesville

5/28/09       AEP Ohio, Licking Road

6/2/09         Walnut Drive

6/3/09         SR 146, Davita Dialysis

6/3/09         SR 146, across from OUZ/Zane State

6/3/09         5125 Lambert Road

6/5/09         McIntire Terrace

6/8/09         1250 Fairview Road

6/8/09         Tri Valley High School

6/15/09       Old River Road, ditches

6/15/09       Butler Road

6/15/09       Barkers Run Road

6/16/09       8305 SR 586

6/16/09       Ashcroft & West Carlisle Roads

6/22/09       Lynn Hay Farm, 4455 Conn Drive

7/6/09         County Yard

7/7/09         3140 Chandlersville Road

7/7/09         Autumn Healthcare & Kensington Village, Northpointe Drive

7/7/09         Highpointe Court water tower

7/7/09         4830 Highpointe Court

7/8/09         OK Truck Garage, Maysville Pike

7/10/09       Richards Rd. near vocational school

7/13/09       McIntire Terrace

7/14/09       N Dietz Rd., Marathana Bible Church

7/23/09       Davita Dialysis

7/27/09       Fairview Store, Fairview Rd.

7/27/09       1125 Richey Road

7/27/09       3440 Sarel Lane, Zanesville

7/30/09       SR 146 Zane State, 3460 New Riley Rd.

7/30/09       Muskingum County Speedway

7/31/09       Southend Tire

 

The Health Department conducted adulticide spraying in the following areas:

Date            Location

5/26/09       Trinway, Dresden

5/26/09       Forest Hills

6/2/09         Georgia Pines

6/2/09         Ransbottom Rd., Ironspot, Roseville

6/2/09         Butler Rd.

6/2/09         Riverside Park

6/2/09         Coal Run Road

6/17/09       Millers Lane

6/17/09       Mansfork Rd, Mock Dr, Cutter Lake Rd.

6/17/09       Arch Hill Rd.

6/17/09       1250 Fairview Road

6/23/09       Dresden

6/23/09       Cook Drive

6/23/09       Ashcroft Road

6/23/09       Crooked Creek Road

6/23/09       Longaberger, 5135 Raiders Road

7/14/09       Licking View/Wildwood Circle

7/14/09       Robinhood Lane

7/16/09       Dillon Acres Dr./Harmony Lane

7/16/09       Conn Road/Lynn Hay Farm

7/16/09       Parr Airport

7/28/09       Workman Rd, Ransbottom Rd, George Hill Rd

7/28/09       Spence Ave, Brighton Blvd.

8/13/09       Brighton Blvd.

9/15/09       McIntire Terrace & The Soccer Farm