Fight the Bite

We need your help to keep people in our community safe from mosquito borne illness. Please read the important information below and help us spread the word about mosquito prevention so that we can Fight the Bite!  

Mosquitoes can infect us with dangerous diseases like LaCrosse Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, or even Zika, all of which are very dangerous for children.? Mosquitoes don’t travel far from where they were born so, if you have mosquitoes around your home, they probably hatched nearby.  It only takes a VERY small amount of standing water to hatch hundreds of mosquitoes.

Please, help us spread the word to our community.

• TIP AND TOSS standing water from containers.
• Properly dispose of old tires that hold water. Check your child’s play area to make sure that tire swings have holes drilled into them.
• Check your gutters to make sure that they are not holding water.
• Be sure that screens on windows and doors are in good repair.
• Fill tree holes with sand and rocks if possible.
• Use mosquito briquettes in ponds or other places where there is standing water that is NOT circulating.
• Use mosquito repellant as directed on the label and wear protective clothing when outside.

Please help us FIGHT THE BITE! If you have concerns about mosquitoes in your neighborhood, contact Environmental Health at 250-5016.

For more information about encephalitis or mosquito-borne viruses contact the Disease Control Division of Buncombe County Department of Health at 250-5109.