The Natchitoches Parish Mosquito Control Program is funded through the Parish’s 3-mill Health Unit Millage and operates during the months of March through October of each year. The Program’s mission is to reduce the risk of mosquito-borne diseases being spread in the Parish through its adulticiding efforts.

The Program operates two spray trucks and covers over 1200 miles of the Parish. With two major waterways and numerous lakes, the wide range of topography in Natchitoches Parish means that mosquito habitats are plentiful. Participation by residents of the Parish is crucial to the success of mosquito control. Residents are encouraged to remove containers from their property that may collect water, which are prime breeding sites for mosquitoes. For containers such as bird baths or garden ponds, it recommended that they be flushed out or cleaned every 4 – 5 days