Stark County Offers Free Mosquito Control

Though reports of West Nile in Stark County have remained low since the virus first entered Ohio, mosquito control efforts have increased.

“I rely on people calling me up and I maintain a list,” said Philip Revlock, mosquito program coordinator for the Stark County Health Department.

Crews remove still water, breeding grounds, and place larvicide and gravid traps, which collect mosquito eggs. 

Mosquito control increased in 2002, when West Nile Virus reached Ohio and is now a main method of prevention. There are no cases of the virus in the county.

For more information about mosquito control or contact information, visit the county’s health department website.