Broward County Public Works and Environmental Services Department will carry out targeted larvicide spraying in portions of Fort Lauderdale from Monday, June 1 through Friday, June 5, 2026, as part of ongoing mosquito control efforts.
The operation, led by the county’s Mosquito Control Section, will use truck-mounted sprayers to apply larvicide between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., weather permitting. The treatment is designed to target the larvae of container-breeding mosquitoes, including Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, species known to transmit diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya.
Officials said the intervention is a proactive measure aimed at reducing mosquito populations before they reach adulthood, focusing on common breeding sites such as small standing water sources, planters, birdbaths, tires, and ornamental plants…