The Caddo Parish Mosquito Control unit sprays neighborhoods following requests made by Caddo Parish citizens.  Upon receiving a request for spray, a Caddo Parish Mosquito Control officer will inspect the neighborhood, particularly the property of the homeowner requesting the spray, for potential breeding and harboring sites.  After inspection, the Mosquito Control Officer will make recommendations to the homeowner(s) if needed.

Caddo Parish Mosquito Control continuously monitors the mosquito population in Caddo Parish by setting light traps to determine the areas that need treating.  This method helps Caddo Parish mosquito Control officers determine both  the population and species of the mosquito.  With this information, an officer scouts for the breeding sites.  Once the breeding sites are found, the Caddo Parish Mosquito Control Officers will larvicide and adulticide the area.

Larviciding consists of treating breeding sites which contain mosquito larvae.  If mosquito larvae are found, the Caddo Parish Mosquito Control officers will treat it with a biological control agent that is environmentally safe for humans, animals and other organisms.

Adulticiding, the killing of adult mosquitoes, consists of applications of insecticides approved by the (EPA) and developed for urban mosquito control.  The Caddo Parish Mosquito Control department has properly trained and licensed mosquito control applicators to spray this insecticide.  Urban areas are treated with truck mounted equipment.