The City of St. Louis has launched a Fight the Bite campaign. Follow these precautions when you can: drain water, dress in long clothes, use DEET or other repellants to repel mosquitos, and take special care at dawn and dusk.

The City will be helping in the effort by spraying mosquito fog. Unfortunately, what’s effective against a mosquito is also harmful to many pollinators, such as bees and butterflies. If you would like to opt out of mosquito fogging, simply contact the Health Department at 314-657-1500 and give the Vector Dispatcher your address.

In addition, you may want to consider alternative ways to fight the bite, such as providing a habitat for animals which like to eat mosquitoes. Bat boxes are easy to build, and there are many other mosquito predators. While bats, birds, and turtles may help reduce the mosquito population, but be sure to also follow the “Four D’s” for adequate protection.

NOTE: If you want to opt-out, please call ASAP. We were told that if a majority of neighbors call, the City will not do it.