Adult Mosquito Control (Fogging) Schedule
Fogging is typically conducted in evenings from sunset to 2 and a half hours after sunset.
The Gem County Mosquito Abatement District is, first and foremost, a public health protection program and is designed to reduce and minimize the risk from mosquito-borne disease by managing mosquitoes. For this purpose, the district makes applications on private property to control mosquitoes. District technicians are trained to gain the best coverage. The district and its technicians are not custom applicators. It is district policy that all adult mosquito control service vehicles (foggers) must stay on an established road, lane, or driveway. Technicians are not allowed to drive through lawns, fields, and off of designated roadways. The practice of driving off of established roadways is hazardous and is not congruent with continuity of operational needs. The product applied to control adult mosquitoes spreads for significant distance naturally, is carried by the wind (with intention) for substantial distances and is considered a wide-area insecticide application. The vehicle is not required to pass through every area of a property to gain control, as the product has an established 300-foot swath width. Requests for custom applications off of roadways, lanes, and drives will not be entertained. In an effort to minimize repeated technician exposure to aerosolized insecticides, the technicians will not open and close gates or do anything that requires the technician to leave the vehicle cab. Driveways longer than 150 feet may be utilized to gain better coverage, and driveway utilization is at the discretion of the technician making the application at that time. There are options to opt out of driveway usage. Thank you for your consideration.
| Sept 16, 2026 |
If wind and weather permit, areas targeted for fogging tonight include Bill Burns Rd east of Bishop Rd, Horse Haven and the horsey lanes, Bowman Rd, Brogan Rd south of Dewey Rd, W South Slope Rd west of Mill Rd, Tom’s Cabin Rd, Rockhill Ln, W Hwy 52 between Cascade Rd and Tom’s Cabin Rd, Star Ln south of Sales Yard Rd, Walker Trl, E Locust St, Waterwheel Rd, N Substation Rd, Kathy St, Emmett City Park, N Plaza Rd between Pleasant Valley and Main St, and other streets and lanes in those areas. |
| Sept 15, 2026 |
If wind and weather permit, areas targeted for fogging tonight include County Line Rd, Little Rock Rd, Brill Rd, Thornock Rd, Bill Burns Rd between County Line Rd and Little Rock Rd, W Hwy 52 between Bishop Rd and County Line Rd, Letha, Vanderdasson Rd, Morehouse Rd, W Hwy 52 between Vanderdasson Rd and Dewey Rd, Cascade Rd, Airport Rd, Star Ln north of Sales Yard Rd, Tyler St, W 12th St west of Johnson Ln, Emmett High School, the Island, the mill, Mill Rd, Twin Buttes, Indian Meadows, W Hwy 52 between Mill Rd and Cascade Rd, Sales Yard Rd west of Mill Rd, Schiller Rd and other streets and lanes in those areas. |
| Sept 14, 2026 |
If wind and weather permit, areas targeted for fogging tonight include Black Canyon Hwy between Washington Ave and E Idaho Blvd, Lower Bluff Rd, E Central Rd, E Idaho Blvd, Hollywood Blvd, Scenic Dr, Washington Ave north of the river, Riverside St, Main St east of Pine St, S Plaza Rd, Quail Run Rd, the neighborhoods in town: Harvest Valley, Dagger Falls, Regency Heights, Crystal Creek and the Villas, Gem Park Estates, Heritage Park Place, Highland Dr, Monta Vista, the schools in town, Judo Ln, E 4th St, E 12th St, Substation Rd and Johns Ave south of Main St, Cherry Ln and the fruit streets, Wills Rd, S Boise Ave south of Hwy 52, South Slope Rd and Sales Yard Rd east of Mill Rd, W Hwy 52 and Bill Burns Rd both between Dewey Rd and Bishop Rd, Dewey Rd, Bishop Rd, Berglund Rd, Valley View Ln, Brogan Rd north of Dewey Rd, and other streets and lanes in those areas. |