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San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District prides itself on providing the highest quality of service to county residents. Click on any of our services below and have the required information ready when you call for service or email for service.
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Problems with Mosquitoes:
- Name, Street address, nearest cross-street, zip code, and day-time phone number.
- Time of day you are having the problem.
- Is the problem inside or outside?
- Can you provide us with a sample of mosquito? (Intact, can be dead or alive. A baggie attached to your front door will suffice)
You do not need to be home in order to have your property surveyed or treated for mosquitoes. Please indicate if there are any obstacles such as locked gates, dogs, etc. which could prevent access to your property. Call: (650) 344-8592 or go to our Online Service Request Form to request any of our services.
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Ground Nesting Yellowjackets:
- Name, street address, nearest cross-street, zip code, and day-time phone number.
- Exact location of nest. Marking it with a flag, shovel, or a map of the location is often helpful if you are not home at the time of service.
- Accessibility to the nest.
Our District only provides service for ground nesting yellowjackets. Aerial nest yellowjackets and wasps are beneficial insects (wasps eat live insects), therefore they are not considered a nuisance and do not warrant control. We cannot provide services for yellowjackets within structures. Call: (650) 344-8592 or go to our Online Service Request Form to request our services.
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To Request Mosquitofish for your backyard pond or water garden:
- Name, street address, nearest cross-street, zip code, and day-time phone number.
- Size of your fishpond(s).
- Has your pond water been treated for chloramine?
- Chloramine is an additive in our tap water system that is toxic to fish and reptiles. Unlike chlorine, chloramine does not evaporate through time and therefore must be removed before it can be a habitable environment for fish. Before requesting a mosquitofish delivery, please make sure your pond has been treated and the chloramine removed. Chloramine treatment kits can be found at aquarium or pet supply stores
Mosquitofish can be delivered to any resident of San Mateo County. In most cases, deliveries can be made as early as the next business day. For those residents outside of San Mateo County, mosquitofish can be picked up at our office during our office hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. When picking up fish, please call ahead to check our supply and bring a bucket or a container to put the fish into.
If you do not need your mosquitofish anymore, DO NOT release the fish into creeks or any other natural water sources. It is against California Department of Fish and Game regulations for private citizens to place mosquitofish in waters of the state. Please give us a call at (650) 344-8592 or go to our Online Service Request Form so we can happily supply fish to another needful resident.
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Tick Identification and Surveillance:
- Name, street address, nearest cross-street, zip code, and day-time phone number.
- Location of where specimen was found or most likely to have had contact.
- Duration between tick contact and when tick was removed from skin (if you were bitten).
Any tick can be brought into our lab and identified and/or tested for Lyme Disease. The specimen must be alive and kept in a plastic bag with a moist paper towel to keep the specimen moist. We do annual tick flagging and testing on popular hiking trails throughout San Mateo County. Call: (650) 344-8592 ext 29 to request service from our laboratory department.
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Insect Identifications:
Any undamaged specimen can be brought into our office and identified. Information about where the specimen was found is helpful. Call: (650) 344-8592 ext 29 to request service from our laboratory department.
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Bees:
Bees are generally non-aggressive towards humans unless their nest is disturbed. If you find a nest and want it removed, please contact San Mateo County Beekeeper's Guild at (650) 365-5548. San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District does not provide removal or abatement services for bees.
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Dead Birds / Squirrels:
Dead birds and/or squirrels are collected and tested by the state. To report a dead bird and/or squirrel, please call (877) WNV - BIRD [968-2473].
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