2.2. Pest Abatement Requests

We obtained a list from the East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control (EBRP-MARC) with contact information and the number of calls that they received requesting mosquito spraying services from 2017 to 2019. These requests represent data on completed inspections that resulted in an application of pesticide in the requesting household. Aside from responding to these calls, the EBRP-MARC also conducts monitoring of pest activity and coordinated pesticide application in areas perceived to be at high risk. However, responses to pest abatement requests represent an additional service provided by this program.

Pest abatement request data was used to identify possible participants for adult mosquito trapping (see below), and to compare the number of pest abatement requests between the neighborhoods (Figure 2). Calls were summarized at the census block level, eliminating any personal identifiable information from the study.

Service request calls and results from larvae survey showing locations with larvae positive and larvae negative containers, as well as locations of inspected containers, indicating places with more than one container (1+). All of the multiple (1+) containers were discarded tires.