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# St Tammany Mosquito Abatement

Mosquito Management

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## Posts

- [St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement Dismisses Lawsuit Against St. Tammany Parish Council](https://stpmad.org/2025/12/11/st-tammany-parish-mosquito-abatement-dismisses-lawsuit-against-st-tammany-parish-council/) - The St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District (STPMAD) announces that its Board of Commissioners has withdrawn the District’s lawsuit against the Parish Council—initially filed on November 6, 2025—following the Council’s recent decision to conclude the Government Efficiency Committee’s investigation into the agency.Throughout this process STPMAD repeatedly offered willingness to participate in an unbiased approach drawing
- [St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement Files Lawsuit Against St. Tammany Parish Council for Unlawful Investigation](https://stpmad.org/2025/11/06/st-tammany-parish-mosquito-abatement-files-lawsuit-against-st-tammany-parish-council-for-unlawful-investigation/) - St. Tammany Parish voters have dedicated tax dollars for mosquito control services. These services are managed by a voluntary Board of Commissioners. Those services are in direct threat by actions undertaken by the St. Tammany Parish Council to conduct an uninformed investigation and smear campaign of how these dedicated funds are spent. On Wednesday, November
- [Aerial Operations will resume for the 2023 mosquito season](https://stpmad.org/2023/03/06/aerial-operations-will-resume-for-the-2023-mosquito-season/) - In accordance with our federal Congested Area Plan, St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District is announcing that it will resume aerial operations for the 2023 mosquito season in the coming weeks when seasonal mosquito thresholds determine it is operationally needed.
- [Water Quality Associations with Mosquito Production](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/water-quality-associations-with-mosquito-production/) - A four-year collaboration between the Pontchartrain Conservancy (PC) and St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement (STPMAD) on an EPA funded project has yielded importantfindings for our understanding of sewage-associated mosquitoes. The project area, Ponchitolawa Creek Watershed, drains approximately 9,441 acres in St. Tammany Parish and is a tributary of the Lower Tchefuncte River, which flows into Lake
- [Larval Mosquitoes Race Each Other and Predators](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/larval-mosquitoes-race-each-other-and-predators/) - Many mosquitoes exploit newly wetted and/or ephemeral habitats that are prone to dry up. This is likely due to the lack of competition from other organisms with which they compete for nutrients. Alternatively, ephemeral habitats offer a lower risk of predation from natural enemies that may have not had time to invade these habitats. In
- [Larval mosquito development is temperature-dependent](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/larval-mosquito-development-is-temperature-dependent/) - Temperature and nutrients are the fuel for larval mosquito development. As ectotherms—relying upon ambient temperatures—the mosquito life cycle is dominated by temperature. Though the role of ambient temperature in mosquito development has likely been known to the scientific community for a half century or more, it was only recently that this knowledge led to a
- [Operational Mosquito Abatement for Sewage-associated Mosquitoes](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/operational-mosquito-abatement-for-sewage-associated-mosquitoes/) - Larval Mosquito ControlThe temperature-dependent operations to kill larval mosquitoes are the frontline of our war on the southern house mosquito. Since larval and pupal mosquitoes can swim but not fly, eliminating mosquitoes from aquatic habitats is easier to target, less expensive, and more environmentally sensitive than killing adult mosquitoes. Also, a dead immature mosquito is
- [Researching Mosquito Trap Design for More Sensitive Surveillance](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/researching-mosquito-trap-design-for-more-sensitive-surveillance/) - All mosquito control operations in St. Tammany Parish are evidence-based. This means that each mission is driven by inspection, trap, or complaint data. Efficient service to reduce biting rates of adult mosquitoes is reliant on the sensitive detection of where and when mosquitoes and the pathogens they transmit require treatment. In 2015, we began experimenting
- [Package Wastewater Treatment Plants](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/package-wastewater-treatment-plants/) - The southern house mosquito doesn’t distinguish one source of sewage-polluted habitat from another. Wherever organically enriched water remains for more than seven days it could be producing vector mosquitoes. Sewage treatment facilities including those that treat large municipalities can be sources of southern house mosquito production. Though up to two-thirds of St. Tammany Parish relies
- [Mosquitofish, the Not-so-secret Seapon](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/mosquitofish-the-not-so-secret-seapon/) - The Western Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, is the most widely distributed fish in the world and likely the single biggest mosquito predator. Undoubtedly, this diminutive fish, no larger than a few inches, has saved more human and animal lives from mosquito-transmitted diseases than any other organism -- doctors included. For this reason, the mosquitofish is humanity’s
- [Female Southern House Mosquitoes Choose to Lay Egg Rafts in Partially Treated Sewage Water](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/female-southern-house-mosquitoes-choose-to-lay-egg-rafts-in-partially-treated-sewage-water/) - Where mosquito larvae are found is not just a function of where their predators are not. Female mosquitoes selectively choose habitats to promote survivorship of their offspring. To better understand the habitat choices of the southern house mosquito, STPMAD has performed egg-laying choice experiments with 5-gallon buckets. By counting egg rafts deposited overnight in various
- [Deciphering the Chemical Signature of Human Waste in Mosquitoes](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/deciphering-the-chemical-signature-of-human-waste-in-mosquitoes/) - Under the guidance of Dr. Don Yee in collaboration with STPMAD, Catherine Dean Bermond, a University of Southern Mississippi graduate student is completing her Masters thesis on the sewage influence on the southern house mosquito life-history traits (development time and body size). As well, Ms. Bermond is investigating carbon (C) to nitrogen (N) ratios in
- [Neighborhood Mapping of Fine-scale Larval Mosquito Distribution](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/neighborhood-mapping-of-fine-scale-larval-mosquito-distribution/) - Routine inspection for mosquito larvae involves counting larvae in water samples taken by a pint-sized “dipper” on a yard-long stick. Mosquito control personnel take hundreds of such samples per day in a haphazard fashion—dipping wherever they suspect larvae may inhabit. Using this approach, field biologists find hotspots effectively, cover a lot of ground, and treat
- [Insight into Weather-related Mechanisms of Mosquito Production](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/insight-into-weather-related-mechanisms-of-mosquito-production/) - Mosquito Abatement is fortunate that the National Weather Service (NWS) and Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center office is immediately next door. This proximity has led to a valuable collaboration with meteorologists Jared Klein and David Schlotzhauer. Though we’ve known that the abundance of southern house mosquitoes was associated with drought conditions, precipitation data provided by
- [Rain Mitigates Effects of Sewage Pollution](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/rain-mitigates-effects-of-sewage-pollution/) - It rains a lot in South Louisiana. Intuitively, rain creates standing water where most mosquitoes lay their eggs and rear their offspring as larvae and pupae. Most mosquito species’ populations demonstrate a positive association with increasing amount or frequency of rainfall. Counterintuitively, the southern house mosquito bucks this trend -- this West Nile vector is
- [Door-to-door OWTS Tank Survey](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/door-to-door-owts-tank-survey/) - Effluent discharged into ditches is not the only source conducive for mosquito production associated with OWTS. Mosquitoes can infiltrate OWTS settling tanks if lids are broken, missing, or other access points allow entry. In 2019, field biologists performed inspections door-to-door in the Tammany Hills neighborhood to understand whether mosquito production was occurring within OWTS tanks.
- [Why Should I Care?](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/why-should-i-care/) - Q: I keep my “septic” system (OWTS) maintained all the time, why should I care about mosquitoes these systems may produce?A: The answer is that because mosquitoes can fly, even if you keep your OWTS working, your neighbor’s unmaintained system may be producing mosquitoes that can transmit WNV. In fact, according to our partners at
- [Outreach and Advocacy to Address the Root Cause](https://stpmad.org/2022/09/02/outreach-and-advocacy-to-address-the-root-cause/) - Knowing there is a problem and providing temporary mitigation to limit mosquito populations does not address the root cause of the sewage-associated mosquito production. In 2015, STPMAD joined an informal Water Quality Taskforce consisting of St. Tammany Parish Departments of Planning and Environmental Services, LA Department of Environmental Quality, LA Department of Health, LA Sea
- [Controlling Floodwater Mosquito Surge in the Wake of Hurricane Ida](https://stpmad.org/2021/09/09/controlling-floodwater-mosquito-surge-in-the-wake-of-hurricane-ida/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement (STPMAD) has measured a significant increase in the number of floodwater mosquitoes collected in traps over recent days. Due to the large amount of rainfall the region recently received with Hurricane Ida, areas across St. Tammany Parish are experiencing explosive populations of Aedes atlanticus and Psorophora ferox mosquitoes. These two
- [St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement (STPMAD) has collected mosquitoes that have tested positive for infection with West Nile virus (WNV).](https://stpmad.org/2021/06/28/st-tammany-parish-mosquito-abatement-stpmad-has-collected-mosquitoes-that-have-tested-positive-for-infection-with-west-nile-virus-wnv/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement (STPMAD) has collected mosquitoes that have tested positive for infection with West Nile virus (WNV). The Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (LADDL), at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, reported one positive pool (group of multiple adult mosquitoes) of mosquitoes, or infected mosquitoes, collected from a trap in the City
- [Public Notice for bids for fixed wing aircraft services.](https://stpmad.org/2020/11/05/public-notice-for-bids-for-fixed-wing-aircraft-services/) - The St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District will receive sealed bids until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 19, 2021, for fixed wing aircraft aerial adulticide services. Bids will be opened at the Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at the St. Tammany Parish School Board Chambers, 321 North Theard, Covington, LA at 1:00pm. Sealed
- [Public Notice for bids for the sale of a 1979 Cessna-T188C "Ag-Husky" fixed wing aircraft.](https://stpmad.org/2020/11/05/public-notice-for-bids-for-the-sale-of-a-1979-cessna-t188c-ag-husky-fixed-wing-aircraft/) - The St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District will receive sealed bids until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 19, 2021, for the sale of a 1979 Cessna-T188C “Ag-Husky” fixed wing aircraft. The minimum bid is $100,000 USD. Bids will be opened at the Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at the St. Tammany Parish School
- [Public Notice for Bids for the purchase of insecticides and herbicides.](https://stpmad.org/2020/11/05/public-notice-for-bids-for-the-purchase-of-insecticides-and-herbicides/) - The St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District will receive sealed bids until 10:00 AM, Tuesday, November 17, 2020, for the purchase of the following insecticides and herbicides. Bids must remain effective until December 31, 2021. (1) Dibrom 14 (Naled or equivalent). Material must contain 12.6 lbs. of actual Naled per gallon and be supplied
- [Request for Proposals for mass communications professional services](https://stpmad.org/2020/08/04/request-for-proposals-for-mass-communications-professional-services/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abetment District is seeking quotes for mass communications professional services. We will receive proposals until 12:00 noon (CST) on August 14, 2020. The following items are required from the platform: At least 500 contactsUnlimited groupsContact reportsVoice and text messagingGeofencing to select contacts by location. Additional features (not required): The ability to
- [Request for Proposals for In-flight Aerial Spray Drift Management Software and Hardware System](https://stpmad.org/2020/05/19/request-for-proposals-for-in-flight-aerial-spray-drift-management-software-and-hardware-system/) - St Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement seeks proposals for an in-flight aerial spray drift management software and hardware system. Proposals will be accepted until 12 p.m. June 17, 2020. We intend to purchase two systems: one for a fixed-wing and one for a rotor-wing aircraft. The purchase will be in accordance with The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s
- [2020 Aerial Operations Resume](https://stpmad.org/2020/03/23/2020-aerial-operations-resume/) - As mosquito populations are increasing, St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District is resuming aerial operations for the 2020 mosquito season, weather permitting.
- [Public Bid Notice for aerial adulticiding and larviciding to control mosquitoes by use of a helicopter for calendar year 2020.](https://stpmad.org/2020/02/04/public-bid-notice-for-aerial-adulticiding-and-larviciding-to-control-mosquitoes-by-use-of-a-helicopter-for-calendar-year-2020/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement will receive sealed bids until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, February 19,2020, for aerial adulticiding and larviciding to control mosquitoes by use of a helicopter for calendar year 2020. Prices should be by hour of operation. Covered services should include liquid ultra-low volume adulticide, liquid or granular larviciding, and reloading support. Bids
- [Public Notice for Bid - Jet A-1 Fuel with additive](https://stpmad.org/2020/02/04/public-notice-for-bid-jet-a-1-fuel-with-additive/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District will receive sealed bids until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, February 19, 2020, for Jet A-1 fuel with additive. Bids will be opened at the Board of Commissioners monthly meeting, held at the District office at 62512 Airport Rd., Bldg. 23, Slidell, Louisiana 70460 at 1:00pm, Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Sealed
- [St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement (STPMAD) has collected mosquitoes that have tested positive for infection with West Nile virus (WNV) for the first time this year.](https://stpmad.org/2019/05/31/st-tammany-parish-mosquito-abatement-stpmad-has-collected-mosquitoes-that-have-tested-positive-for-infection-with-west-nile-virus-wnv-for-the-first-time-this-year/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement (STPMAD) has collected mosquitoes that have tested positive for infection with West Nile virus (WNV) for the first time this year. The Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (LADDL), at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine reported that this is the first WNV infected pool of mosquitoes in the state for
- [St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement announces a pilot helicopter program to combat the threat of West Nile virus in St. Tammany Parish.](https://stpmad.org/2019/05/03/st-tammany-parish-mosquito-abatement-announces-a-pilot-helicopter-program-to-combat-the-threat-of-west-nile-virus-in-st-tammany-parish/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement (STPMAD) announced today that it will begin using a helicopter as a new tool to combat mosquito populations in St. Tammany Parish. With the month of May marking the start of the West Nile virus season, this pilot program will begin the third week of May with a 30-day evaluation
- [Request for Qualifications - for Professional Architecture Services](https://stpmad.org/2019/04/29/request-for-qualifications/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement will receive sealed descriptions of qualifications for professional architecture services to design and oversee construction of an expansion of its existing facilities at 62512 Airport Rd. Bldg. 23, Slidell, LA until 12:00 PM, May 15, 2019. To receive the full specifications in the formal Request for Qualifications (RFQ) document, please
- [2019 Seasonal Aerial Operations](https://stpmad.org/2019/03/26/2019-seasonal-aerial-operations/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District is resuming aerial operations for 2019.
- [DIRECTOR'S REPORT February 2019](https://stpmad.org/2019/03/25/directors-report-february-2019/) - Our mild and wet winter has continued throughout February. The rollercoaster weather pattern of early Spring has begun. Consequently, marsh and floodwater mosquito populations are growing primarily in coastal areas. District personnel and Commissioners attended the annual meeting of the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) during February. The AMCA meeting is our chance to learn
- [DIRECTOR’S REPORT January 2019](https://stpmad.org/2019/02/14/directors-report-january-2019/) - Winter weather continues to keep mosquito activity to a minimum. Consequently, adult mosquito populations were not high enough to require ULV truck or airplane treatments during January. Total rainfall during January (3.23 in) was near the ten-year historical average (4.09 in) for the month. Average January temperature (51֯ F) was also near the ten-year historical
- [DIRECTOR’S REPORT December 2018](https://stpmad.org/2019/02/14/directors-report-december-2018/) - December and January are as close as we get in South Louisiana to downtime in the mosquito abatement business. Colder weather means reduced mosquito activity and slower mosquito development times. Consequently, field operations to control mosquitoes grind to a halt at this time of year. Adult mosquito populations were not high enough to require ULV
- [DIRECTOR’S REPORT October 2018](https://stpmad.org/2019/02/14/directors-report-october-2018/) - Traditionally the driest month of the year in South Louisiana, October was wetter and warmer than the ten-year historical average for both parameters. Total rainfall during October (6.07 in) was markedly higher than the ten-year historical average (1.89 in) for the month. The continued temperature and rainfall of late summer has produced a few nuisance
- [DIRECTOR’S REPORT September 2018](https://stpmad.org/2019/02/14/directors-report-september-2018/) - Though the West Nile virus outbreak in 2018 was the fourth worst since the virus was introduced in 2002, all current indicators suggest that the threat has abated. The Louisiana Department of Health reported a total of ten human cases of WNV year-to-date. Of the 65 WNV-infected mosquitoes pools collected this year, only two were

## Pages

- [Home](https://stpmad.org/) - The St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District provides the latest scientific approach to Integrated Mosquito Management. Our goal is providing the most comprehensive service to the residents of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
- [Board of Commissioners](https://stpmad.org/the-board/) - Board of Commissioners A Board of five volunteer Commissioners oversee St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement operations and set property tax millage rates. Commissioners are residents of St. Tammany themselves, and are the liaison between citizens and the District’s operations. Commissioners are appointed by vote of the St. Tammany Parish Council and the Parish President. The
- [Transparency](https://stpmad.org/transparency/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement district is funded by a millage applied to your property tax bill. That millage is adjusted each year by the Board of Commissioners based on the anticipated operating expenses for that mosquito season. This page is dedicated to explaining how tax dollars are being used by Mosquito Abatement, and answering
- [2026 Millage Renewal](https://stpmad.org/millage/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement Millage Renewal Election June 27, 2026 Protecting Our Parish From Mosquito-Borne Threats STPMAD works year-round to reduce the mosquito populations that threaten health, comfort and local commerce in St. Tammany Parish. We focus on science, safety, and service — applying the best mosquito management practices available while responding rapidly to
- [Government Efficiency Report](https://stpmad.org/government-efficiency-report/) - What is the Government Efficiency Committee (GEC) Report? On October 23, 2025, District Attorney Collin Sims and Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Authement presented information about the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District (STPMAD) to the GEC through their Tax Reduction and Stabilization Workgroup. The presentation addressed the District’s budget, operations and role in the community.
- [Careers](https://stpmad.org/careers/) - Are you interested in joining our team of mosquito-fighting professionals? Send us your cover letter and resume or CV, to jobs@stpmad.org. There are no open positions available at this time. HARASSMENT This policy is intended to ensure an environment which respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of
- [Mosquito Management Plan](https://stpmad.org/mosquito-management-plan/) - Mosquito Management Plan Check out our Guide to Integrated Mosquito Management to learn more about how this plan serves St. Tammany. Every year, St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District (STPMAD) updates and follows a mosquito management plan in order to respond to shifting populations of nuisance and pathogen-carrying mosquito species. Mosquito traps are set across
- [Public Bids](https://stpmad.org/public-bids/) - Current Open BidsPublic Notice – Sale of Britten Norman Islander; Public Meeting Agenda; Meeting Minutes Recent Public Bid OpeningsPublic Notice – RFP – Independent Service ReviewPublic Notice – Jet Fuel Bid; Public Meeting Agenda; Meeting Minutes Public Bid Notice – Insecticide Bid: 2025 Insecticide Bids: Public Meeting AgendaPublic Notice Journal; Public Meeting Agenda; Meeting MinutesPublic Notice
- [Adult Control](https://stpmad.org/adulticides/) - Insecticides targeting adult mosquitoes (adulticides) are an important tool, as they are the last line of defense against nuisance and virus-carrying mosquitoes. Adulticides are sprayed by truck and/or airplane in response to high mosquito populations, or areas with known mosquito-transmitted disease (such as West Nile). STPMAD uses only EPA-registered products that have minimal risk to
- [Larval Control](https://stpmad.org/larvicides/) - Insecticides targeting mosquito larvae (larvicides) destroy mosquitoes before they can mature into blood-sucking adults – reducing populations before they become a problem in the first place. Larvicides have two major benefits for mosquito abatement: larvae tend to aggregate in large numbers in aquatic habitats, and the majority of larvicides tend to have little to no
- [Monthly Reports](https://stpmad.org/monthly-reports/) - Monthly Reports 2025 2024 Annual Report February March April May June July August September October November December Monthly Reports 2024 January February First Quarter Report April May Second Quarter Report July August Third Quarter Report October November December Monthly Reports 2023 January February First Quarter Report April May Second Quarter Report July August Third Quarter
- [Trapping Ticks](https://stpmad.org/trapping-ticks/) - This is a tick trap. The cooler contains dry ice, which releases CO2 to mimic an animal host. This attracts ticks to the platform where they get stuck in the double-sided tape as they attempt to reach the CO2 source. These traps are deployed around the parish for 24 hours at a time. Ticks collected will
- [Mosquito 101](https://stpmad.org/mosquito-101/) - 0Species World Wide 0Species in St. Tammany 0Stages to the Lifecycle 0Types of Disease Mosquito Lifecycle All insects, including mosquitoes, begin life as an egg. After some time, eggs will hatch into mosquito larvae, resembling small, aquatic caterpillars. Mosquito larvae spend the majority of their time eating, grooming, and evading predators. Mosquito larvae molt their
- [Treatment History](https://stpmad.org/map/)
- [Arbovirus Risk Map](https://stpmad.org/arbovirusmap/) - Residents are urged to take measures to minimize the risk of contracting an arbovirus by applying CDC recommended repellents; avoiding peak biting times in the hours before and after dusk and dawn; wearing long sleeve shirts and pants; and draining any standing water on their property. The risk level for each region is calculated
- [Tonight's Treatment Zones](https://stpmad.org/treatment-schedule/)
- [Managing Mosquitoes While Protecting Pollinators](https://stpmad.org/managing-mosquitoes-while-protecting-pollinators/) - Managing Mosquitoes While Protecting Pollinators Finding the balance in mosquito management while minimizing environmental impact Our Team St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement (STPMAD) is comprised of a highly skilled team of professionals that include entomologists, biologists, and researchers. You might be interested to know that many members of our team are also beekeepers. While our team is dedicated to maintaining the health
- [Trapping Mosquitoes](https://stpmad.org/trapping-mosquitoes/) - Collecting mosquito data is a critical step in our mosquito control operations. One of the ways in which we collect data is to set traps throughout St. Tammany Parish to monitor the development of mosquitoes. The data collected from these traps provides our team with the knowledge of where mosquito populations are increasing the disease
- [Autonomous Recording Unit (ARU)](https://stpmad.org/autonomous-recording-unit-aru/) - This device is an autonomous recording unit that records bird songs. These bird songs allow us to determine the host community composition across our mosquito surveillance sites. Since West Nile virus (WNV) is transmitted from mosquito-to-bird and vice versa, knowing how rich or diverse birds, or WNV hosts are in areas around St. Tammany parish
- [Service Request Form](https://stpmad.org/service-request-form/) - Below you will find our Service Request Form. Information submitted through this form is sent directly to our field biologist who will respond to your request as promptly as possible. Types of requests residents can submit: Report Mosquitoes – residents who would like to report heavy mosquito presence, and would like Mosquito Abatement to investigate
- [Spray Schedule](https://stpmad.org/spray-schedule/)
- [Spinners](https://stpmad.org/spinners/) - Spinning droplet impingers – spinners for short – help us determine if our treatments hit our target at the intended rate. These devices rapidly rotate teflon coated microscope slides, collecting any insecticide droplets in the vicinity. Back in the lab, we can use a microscope to determine if droplets from our treatment (marked with an
- [Larvicide Treatment Map](https://stpmad.org/larvicide-treatment-map/) - Each week we have a team of Larviciders – you might recognize them in their left-side driving Jeeps – treating sewage polluted ditches throughout St. Tammany. The below map shows where they spray treat those ditches each week with one of the larval mosquito control pesticides. These ditches are regularly inspected by Field Biologists and
- [Surveillance](https://stpmad.org/surveillance/) - Without consistent surveillance information, it would be virtually impossible to conduct an effective and efficient mosquito abatement program. Mosquito sampling methods used at the District collect data on mosquito adults and larvae. Strategies for control operations are based on analysis of these data. Landing rates, traps, and site inspections are used to collect data on
- [Contact](https://stpmad.org/contact/) - Contact Us 62436 Airport Rd. Slidell, LA 70460 Hours: 7:00am – 3:30pm Monday-Friday Phone: (985) 643-5050 Fax: (985) 649-7325 Email: info@stpmad.org Couldn’t find what you were looking for? Here are a few links to our most frequently used services: Request a Property Inspection or Mosquito Treatment Receive Treatment Notification (By Call, Text, or Email)
- [Emergence Traps](https://stpmad.org/emergence-traps/) - It isn’t too difficult to find adult mosquitoes – stand in the woods or bait a mosquito trap with carbon dioxide and you’ll have plenty in no time! However, mosquito larvae are aquatic and often inhabit murky and polluted, or highly-vegetated waters that can make finding them challenging. To better quantify larval mosquito activity in
- [Weather Stations and Water Sensors](https://stpmad.org/weather-stations-and-water-sensors/) - If you have ever noticed a sharp increase in mosquito bites after a tropical storm, you might already associate mosquito activity with the weather. Some mosquito species, particularly those found on the coast and in wooded areas, emerge in great numbers following rain. On the other hand, our main vector of West Nile virus, the
- [Request Notification](https://stpmad.org/request-notification/) - Please use this form to request treatment notification. Reason for Treatment Notification?*ApiaryWould Like Advanced NoticeOrganic FarmingMedicalNatural AreaName* First Last PhoneEmail* Confirm Email* Address* Street Address City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Address
- [History](https://stpmad.org/history/) - MISSION Our mission is to protect the health and quality of life of the residents of St. Tammany Parish by minimizing the risk of mosquito-transmitted diseases and managing nuisance mosquitoes to a tolerable level. ACTION We achieve this mission by sensitively monitoring mosquito abundance or indicators of mosquito-transmitted diseases and controlling larval and adult mosquitoes
- [Notification Request](https://stpmad.org/notification-request/) - Please use this form to request treatment notification or to make a treatment exclusion request. Decisions regarding treatment exclusion areas are made while balancing the desire of residents requesting spray exclusions with the obligation to provide mosquito abatement services to neighboring properties. STPMAD will visit your property to review whether a spray exclusion area can
- [News](https://stpmad.org/news/) - St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement Dismisses Lawsuit Against St. Tammany Parish Council UncategorizedBy St. Tammany Mosquito AbatementDecember 11, 2025 The St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District (STPMAD) announces that its Board of Commissioners has withdrawn the District’s lawsuit against the Parish Council—initially filed on November 6, 2025—following the Council’s recent decision to conclude the Government
- [Links](https://stpmad.org/links/) - Louisiana Mosquito Control Association Tangipahoa Mosquito Abatement District New Orleans Mosquito, Termite & Rodent Control Board Department of Health Department of Agriculture and Forestry Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- [Apiary/Pollinator Garden Database](https://stpmad.org/apiary-pollinator-garden-database/)
- [Education Presentation Request Form](https://stpmad.org/education-presentation-request-form/) - Education Presentation Request Form Name:* First Last Organization Name:*Type of Organization:*SchoolHome Owners AssociationSenior CenterLibraryOtherPhoneEmail* Grade Level:PK-KFirst-3rd GradeMiddle SchoolJr. HighHigh SchoolCollegeRequested Presentation Date MM slash DD slash YYYY *Please note that your requested date does not guarantee or hold the date. We will contact you to confirm you requested date or provide alternative dates for your
- [Treatment Exclusion and Request Treatment](https://stpmad.org/treatment-exclusion-and-request-treatment/)
- [Message From The Director](https://stpmad.org/about-company/) - Thanks for finding your way to our website to learn more about the services we provide! Our team of biologists, mosquito control specialists, and entomologists are out across St. Tammany Parish every day to reduce your risk of mosquito-transmitted disease and the annoyance mosquitoes bring to our lives. I hope you find the information you
- [Homeowner Guide](https://stpmad.org/homeowner-guide/) - What can you do? WEAR REPELLENTS DRAIN WATER-HOLDING CONTAINERS DITCH VEGETATION MAINTENANCE SEPTIC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE The best way to prevent mosquito bites is to avoid mosquitoes in the first place. Verify that screening on doors and windows around your home are in good repair; replace any screening with holes or gashes. Mosquito activity tends to
- [Our Mission](https://stpmad.org/our-mission/) - MISSION Our mission is to protect the health and quality of life of the residents of St. Tammany Parish by minimizing the risk of mosquito-transmitted diseases and managing nuisance mosquitoes to a tolerable level. ACTION We achieve this mission by sensitively monitoring mosquito abundance or indicators of mosquito-transmitted diseases and controlling larval and adult mosquitoes

## Testimonials

- [Nonprofit Organization President](https://stpmad.org/dt_testimonials/nonprofit-organization-president/) - “I know I have said before but I must say it again – pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada! elementum non id lorem. Duis porttitor laoreet malesuada. Maecenas elementum, libero id tincidunt ornare, orci quam fringilla erat, sed ”
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- [Sportswear Company Marketing Director](https://stpmad.org/dt_testimonials/sportswear-company-marketing-director/) - “Your team did an excellent job risus egestas, at volutpat metus dignissim. Aliquam aliquam auctor lorem, quis dictum leo sodales non. Mauris ornare mi est, ut sodales nunc suscipit at.”

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