Mosquito Watch
What actually changed this week in South Florida: county spraying, state surveillance, and what any of it means for the yard you are standing in. Every claim carries its source.
Week of October 19, 2026
A Wet Winter Forecast Changes the South Florida Mosquito Math This Year
Every October I have the same conversation about South Florida mosquito service. The rain is letting up, the dry season is starting, can we pause until spring. For years I have...
Week of October 12, 2026
Broward Is on the Dengue List Now: Where South Florida Mosquito Risk Actually Stands
For most of this season I have been telling customers the honest version of the South Florida mosquito story: the dengue outbreak is a Tampa Bay event, and our counties were barely...
Week of October 5, 2026
Dengue Is Not the Only Virus South Florida Mosquitoes Are Carrying Now
Every South Florida mosquito story this season has been a dengue story. As of the state's newest surveillance report there is a second virus on the board, and Florida's only locally...
Week of September 28, 2026
Florida's First Dengue Death of 2026: What It Changes for South Florida Mosquito Control
For most of this season the South Florida mosquito control conversation has been about case counts and which county sits on which list. This month it moved into a different...
Week of September 21, 2026
What South Florida Mosquito Spraying Actually Covers, and What It Leaves in Your Yard
Every few weeks a South Florida mosquito spraying notice goes out. The county posts a map, a truck or a plane runs overnight, and a lot of homeowners in Boca Raton and Fort...
Week of September 19, 2026
South Florida Mosquito Season Does Not End When the Rainy Season Does
Every year around this time I get the same question from customers in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale: can I cancel after September? The thinking is reasonable. The rain lets up and...
Week of September 14, 2026
Miami-Dade Has a Dengue Alert, Palm Beach Has an Advisory: What South Florida Homeowners Should Know About the Difference
If you have seen headlines this month lumping Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach together as "dengue counties," it is worth slowing down and looking at what the state actually...
Week of September 7, 2026
South Florida Mosquito Season Hits Its Worst Stretch Right When Storm Rain Peaks
If your yard has been worse than usual the last few weeks, it is not your imagination. South Florida mosquito season runs hottest from July through September, and this year that...
Week of August 31, 2026
Florida's Mosquito Alert List Keeps Growing: What South Florida Homeowners Should Know
If you live in Palm Beach or Miami-Dade County, you already know your county has an active mosquito-borne illness alert. What's changed in the last three weeks is where else that...
Week of August 24, 2026
Dengue Season in South Florida Doesn't End in August, Here's Why the Next Six Weeks Matter
If you live in Palm Beach or Broward County, the mosquito season everyone associates with "August alerts" is not close to over. Florida's own health data shows July through...
Week of August 21, 2026
South Florida Mosquito Alerts Are Active Right Now: Here's What Homeowners Should Actually Do
If you live in Miami-Dade or Palm Beach County, you are currently in a county with an active mosquito-borne illness alert, and Broward sits directly between the two. As of August...