Mr. Carlson was named director in July of 2003, succeeding E. John Beidler who was the districts director for 48 years.
 
                            Mr. Beidler oversaw the creation of thousands of acres of
                            mosquito "impoundments" - diked-in areas along the lagoon
                            that can be flooded with water to  interrupt the breeding cycle
                            of our common salt-marsh mosquitoes. Impounding is both
                            cost-effective and minimizes the need for insecticide
                            treatments. In the 1980s we began to use "Rotational
                            Impoundment Management" (RIM) techniques to increase
                            biodiversity and wildlife utilization in impoundments.
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Access our picture gallery pages to see some of the other things we do at the IRMCD  
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e-mail to : irmcd2@gate.net
ELECTED BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 
Janice Broda * David Foster * Keith Hedin
 
Douglas B. Carlson, DIRECTOR
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Doug Carlson
Our spray trucks are what the public most commonly associates with mosquito control.  However, this kind of control represents only a fraction of our total operation.
 
We also conduct extensive ground and aerial operations along the salt marshes of the Indian River Lagoon, habitat management, environmental monitoring and aerial spraying for adult mosquitoes.
 
If you want to know more about our truck spraying operation, select the [SPRAY TRUCKS]  button above or click the picture at the left.
The Indian River Mosquito Control District was the first mosquito abatement district created in the state of Florida, founded in 1926 by an act of the legislature.
 
Since that time, we have striven to develop the best in scientific mosquito control techniques while protecting the environment and containing costs to the taxpayers. We maintain an active research program, staffed by experienced entomologists and environmental specialists, designed to develop the most effective pest and disease reduction methodologies while minimizing  environmental impact.
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IRMCD participates in the U.S. EPAs Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) by being a PESP partner under the American Mosquito Control Associations auspices. The PESP program is a partnership with the goal of reducing pesticide risk.
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[effective 7/1/2006]  Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
 
                  IRMCD Public-Records custodian - Judy Avril
Click the "more info" or "special notices"  button to get extra details and a map of the coverage area 
10/07 - See Message about Aerial Spraying 
[more info]
Aerial spraying for adult mosquitoes was completed during the evening hours of 10/9/07.
The rest of the country will be covered by our spray trucks over the next few days.