The Norfolk Department of Public Health’s Vector Control Division is engaged in mosquito control and surveillance activities on a year-round basis. The goal is the reduction of mosquito populations for protection from the threat of mosquito-borne disease, as well as betterment of quality of life for Norfolk residents. Vector control employs a multi-faceted approach to help manage mosquitos and rodents that includes surveillance, control, and education. Please report any problems with mosquitoes online here or call our office at 757-683-2480.
Mosquitoes are a nuisance, but they also transmit diseases. The most common mosquito borne diseases are West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis but they can also carry: