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Disease Carrying Insects Program


The Disease Carrying Insects Program (DCIP) was established in 2003 to monitor and control West Nile virus (WNV) in Fairfax County.  Since then, the DCIP has expanded to include ticks and tick-borne diseases.  The mission of the DCIP is threefold-vector and disease surveillance, vector management and community outreach activities. Mission Statement.

 Please note:   We are a public health agency and do not spray to control nuisance mosquitoes.  Only under exceptional circumstances will the Health Department spray insecticides in county property to control adult mosquitoes, and in these rare cases, the spray will target only those mosquitoes which transmit disease to humans. The county does not spray on private property.


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