Dorchester County To Begin Mosquito Control Week of May 8

Press Release

Dorchester County has delayed its first round of mosquito control ground spraying due to projected temperatures dropping to below 52 degrees tonight (May 1, 2023). The first treatments are now scheduled to begin May 8th in the Dorchester and Ashley Phosphate Road area.

Please visit DorchesterCountySC.gov/mosquito for more information about the Dorchester County Mosquito Control program and to learn about the products used to control the spread of mosquitos.

Dorchester County operates a Mosquito Control Program to protect its citizens from the spread of mosquito-borne diseases by spraying pesticides (insecticides), applying larvicide to low-lying areas, and educating its citizens on reducing the conditions that foster increases in the mosquito population.

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