Summer is here and, as always, West Nile Virus is a concern. Mosquito control in Glenview is handled by two Mosquito Abatement Districts; on this page you'll find links to both as well as tips about protecting yourself from mosquitos
Mosquito Abatement District Information
These Abatement Districts can provide information on adulticiding (spraying) as well as West Nile cases and other mosquito-related issues. You can also contact them to report standing water or dead birds.
- Residents south of Willow Road and east of Pfingsten:
NORTH SHORE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
- Residents South of Central and west of Washington Road:
NORTHWEST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
- Two additional sources of information are the County and the State:
COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Tips for Protecting Yourself and Your Property From Mosquitoes
- Apply mosquito repellent containing 20-35 percent DEET primarily to clothing (concentrations of ten percent or less are recommended for children.) Use sparingly on exposed skin.
- Dispose of discarded tires, cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots or other unused similar water-holding containers that have accumulated on your property. Do not overlook containers that have become overgrown by vegetation.
- At least once per week, empty standing water from containers on your property, such as tire swings, or bird baths.
- Fill in tree rot holes and hollow stumps that hold water.
- Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers that are left outdoors. Drainage holes drilled in the sides of containers allow sufficient water to collect in which mosquitoes may breed.
- Clean clogged roof gutters, particularly if the leaves from surrounding trees have a tendency to plug up the drains. Flooded roof gutters are easily overlooked but can produce hundreds of mosquitoes each season.
- Turn over plastic wading pools when not in use. A wading pool becomes a mosquito producer if it is not used on a regular basis.
- Turn over wheelbarrows and do not allow water to stagnate in bird baths. Change water in bird baths and wading pools on a weekly basis.
- Store boats covered or upside down, or remove rainwater weekly.
- Aerate ornamental pools or stock them with fish. Water gardens are fashionable but become major mosquito producers if they are allowed to stagnate.
- Clean and chlorinate swimming pools that are not being used. A swimming pool that is left untended by a family that goes on vacation for a month can produce enough mosquitoes to result in neighborhood-wide complaints. Be aware that mosquitoes may breed in the water that collects on swimming pool covers.
- Keep drains, ditches and culverts free of grass clippings, weeds and trash so water will drain properly.
- Fill in low areas on your property to eliminate standing water. Ponds or streams where fish are present or the water is disturbed by current or wave action do not produce many mosquitoes.
- Report possible mosquito breeding sites to your local mosquito abatement district (see links above).