Chatham County Mosquito Control is responsible for providing a comprehensive, cost effective mosquito abatement program for Chatham County and all of its municipalities.
This is accomplished through the implementation and integration of various safe and environmentally sound mosquito control measures to protect all Chatham citizens from pestiferous and medically important mosquitoes.
Chatham County is the most northern coastal county in Georgia, with a land area of approximately 438 square miles.The area includes a variety of aquatic and terrestrial habitats, such as coastal barrier islands, urban landscape, and xeric sandhill regions. Forty species of mosquitoes are known to occur in the county. Chatham County Mosquito Contrtol has a staff of twenty-nine and is fortunate to be an independent county department, reporting directly to the County Manager.
Although a few requests for service were made during the last week, mosquito numbers fell at several sites. However, some sites (especially within the western portions of the county) are still seeing numerous floodwater species, while moderate numbers of salt marsh mosquitoes are present at a few coastal locations. One other mosquito, the southern house mosquito, continues to be collected at many of our trap sites, particularly within the Savannah and Garden City areas of the county. This species is our region’s primary vector of West Nile virus which has been detected at 23 sites in 2024. Residents should continue to protect themselves from mosquito bites, and report any mosquito problems directly to us or on-line through our website. Those residents interested in knowing when aerial missions for controlling adult mosquitoes in their area will take place can register on the Smart911 system, please vitsit: https://www.smart911.com/smart911/ref/reg.action?pa=chathamcounty.
It is easy to help stop mosquitoes from reproducing and spreading disease. Mosquitoes need standing water to breed.
Keep all containers around your home free from standing water!