The Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County conducts programs for the surveillance, prevention, abatement and control of mosquitoes and other vectors. To ensure the District’s…

Produced by N&R Publications: Learn more about what our District does and how we work to keep you safe from mosquitoes and other vectors and the diseases they can carry:

Click on the link to watch our Youtube video which shows who we are,  what we do and tells a little bit about the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti - a mosquito we don't want in Santa Barbara…

The CDPH West Nile Virus Dead Bird call center is now open to receive calls for reporting  dead birds.  You can call the West Nile Virus Call Center at 1-877-WNV-BIRD or report a dead bird online by…

Non-native mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti, were first detected in Santa Barbara County in September 2020 and were last detected in  May 2021. However, in July 2026 they have been found in Carpinteria.

Mosquitofish are available from the District free of charge to the public living in our enhanced and basic service areas. These tiny fish, native to the southern U.S., are close relatives of the…

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