Description

We live on 2 ½ acres of woodlands in Pinellas County, surrounded on all sides by public property – to include a drainage canal with vegetation, a retention pond with surrounding foliage and wetland/wooded areas. Due to our location at the end of a street and surrounding by public nature-preserved land on three sides, we have an abundance of animal, plant and insect pests – more so than most properties within a densely populated county like Pinellas.

The mosquito population in our area is out of control. Between the county-owned wetlands to the left and backside of our property (backs up to the new section of Bryan Dairy), main drainage ditch running along the entire front side of our property and the city-owned retention pond to the right of us, this area is an intense breeding ground for mosquitoes. The neighborhood to the South East of us and the North West of the retention pond also suffer from this area of this dense mosquito breeding area on public land. We were here when the mosquito spraying truck came through the neighborhood. It went to the end of 60th Street and turned around (dead end). The city-controlled gate around the retention pond was not opened so they could drive around the pond and spray (even though they do go in and mow around the pond). Also, the wetlands and drainage ditch did not receive any treatment. This area is desperately in need of additional, more aggressive treatment to control the mosquito population. If you look at an areal view of our property you will see landscape I have described. With so much stagnant water on publicly-owned property, we are unable to be outside without fiercely getting bit by mosquitoes.