Community Health and Safety Section

 

Community Health and Safety
Division of Environmental Health
Phone: 703-246-2300
TTY: 703-591-6435
E-mail

Air Quality Programs - Air quality monitoring within Fairfax County for Federal, State and local reports.

Pests and Disease Vectors
-Bed Bugs
-Cockroaches (PDF) - English - Spanish
- Rats and Mice (PDF)- How to Identify and Control rats and mice.

Rabies - Information about the virus and its Public Health importance.

Hoarding - Learn more about hoarding and how to identify and report hoarding in your community.

 
 
 

 

Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are flat, wingless, blood-sucking insects less than ¼” long. They range in color from light brown to reddish-brown. Bed bugs lay up to 540 eggs in a lifetime, and each baby can be ready to ready to reproduce in only 21 days. Bed bugs are a nuisance pest only and are not known to spread disease.