A Brief History
Orginally formed as The Gulf Mosquito Control District on October 14, 1952 when the citizens of the Panama City Beach area voted to create a mosquito control district. The District's name was changed to The Beach Mosquito Control District in early 1997. It operates under Chapter 388 of the Florida Statures and Rule 5E-13 under the Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services. An Independent Special Taxing District, it is governed by a board of 3 commissioners that are elected by the voters in the District; each commissioner serves a 4- year term. Funding is received to operate the District through the levying of a local ad-valorum tax, and state matching funds.
The District is dedicated to the control of disease-bearing arthropods and nuisance insects for the betterment, comfort, health, welfare and prosperity of district inhabitants.
Daily Spray Schedule
Service Request - submit a service request
Beach MCD active mission information - new maps and information soon!!
Yellow flies peak from April through June, but seem worse this year. There's not much people can do, but wear long sleeves and pants to try to avoid them. Yellow flies usually attack the legs. Only the females bite. Males feed mainly on pollen and nectar. They belong to the horsefly family, a group called Tabanids. There are 4,300 species of Tabanids globally and more than 300 in North America, according to Russell Mizell, professor of entomology at University of Florida. More information at these sites. http://www.pcbeachmosquito.org/EntGuide08.html
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/livestock/yellow_fly.htm
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/livestock/deer_fly.htm
2008-2009 Annual Report
The Board of Commissioners:
Larry Couch
Tom Easter
John Smith
The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Monday of every month at 5:00 P.M. at the District's Headquarters.