Summary: Perform inspections and spray missions for mosquitoes in assigned area, assist with maintenance of trails, heliports/facilities, assist with loading helicopters with fuel and chemicals as well as other duties as operational needs dictate.

Essential Functions:

• Inspects assigned geographical areas for the presence of larvae, pupae and adult mosquitoes and records findings

• Monitor rainfall, tide, trap, service requests and other Mapvision data, to determine which areas to inspect and treat, which control method is most appropriate and arrange to have the necessary equipment to execute the mission

• Discuss daily inspection/treatment plans with Supervisor and adjust plans as needed to accomplish daily operational priorities

• Responsible for inspecting and treating habitats that support larval development including yards around homes, roadside ditches, storm retention/detention areas, and storm drains

• Perform ground larviciding and adulticiding spray missions as needed in assigned areas

• Records and reports the results of all surveillance, larviciding and adulticiding activities to supervisor

• Responds to resident service requests, as assigned by Mosquito Control Biologist I/II/III, by conducting a field investigation and reporting findings into MapVision on Toughbook at time of inspection

• Distributes mosquito fish around the county to control mosquito larvae

• Responsible for entering inspection, back check and spray data into database at time of inspection/spray into MapVision via iPhone App and/or Toughbook

• Assist adulticiding team by conducting adult surveillance in assigned areas as needed

• Conduct back checks as required by FDACS on areas treated, evaluate the efficacy of control practices imposed and determine next course of action to correct any deficiency

• Survey for any unexpected environmental response to control practices and follow appropriate notification and documentation protocol

• Transports fuel and chemicals to needed locations

• Conduct walk around pre-trip vehicle inspections and ensures all necessary supplies and materials are present to complete trip

• Check the integrity of aircraft fuel by performing proper testing techniques and recording all results on log sheets

• Complete a monthly chemical inventory of assigned vehicle(s) and report data to Mosquito Control Biologist I or II the first of each month

• Responsible for the correct mixing of chemicals and the rates they are to be applied

• Complete the Larvicide Mix Sheet every time a larvicide is mixed or loaded

• Refuels and washes vehicle as needed

• Assist with larvae collection and assist with susceptibility bioassays in the laboratory as needed

• Set various mosquito traps as necessary

• Assist as needed in the identification of specimens collected in traps

• Identify mosquito species found in Lee County in adult and larval stages

• Responsible for care and upkeep of sentinel chicken flocks dependent upon location and district needs

• Assists with the fueling and chemical loading of helicopters

• Attends state and federal meeting on mosquito issues as needed

• Performs a variety of maintenance duties including mowing, surveillance trails, landing zones and heliports, and performing construction/deconstruction to the District’s properties