Tamarac, Florida – As a proactive health measure, Broward County is getting ready to spray for mosquitoes at night in several areas of the northeast region of the county. The Mosquito Control Section of Public Works will be using larvicide to treat some locations in North Lauderdale and Tamarac from Monday, July 28, to Friday, August 1, 2025. Weather permitting, the operation’s goal is to stop the spread of mosquitoes that carry diseases.
The Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito species are the main targets of the campaign. Both of these types are known for being able to spread deadly diseases including dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever. These mosquitoes like to lay their eggs in little pools of water that are common in landscaping elements like bromeliads and traveler’s palms, as well as in manufactured containers like birdbaths and buckets.
During the night, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., truck-mounted sprayers will be out to spray a larvicide called VectoBac WDG to interrupt their life cycle. The substance is meant to kill mosquito larvae before they can grow up and become adults that bite. Officials say that the substance is safe for people, pets, pollinators like bees, aquatic life, and even ecosystems that are very delicate…