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ANIMAL SERVICES & MOSQUITO CONTROL

Caddo Parish Animal Services

Our mission is to protect the citizens of Caddo Parish from dangerous, nuisance and uncontrollable animals while also insuring the protection of animals and the safety of Caddo Parish citizens. The Caddo Parish Department of Animal Services responds to approximately 32,000 citizen requests each year. We also provide pet adoptions and help rescue injured and wild animals. For more information about Animal Services and pet adoptions go to the Animal services website at www.caddopets.com

Caddo Parish Mosquito Control


The Caddo Parish Mosquito Control unit sprays neighborhoods following requests made by Caddo Parish citizens. Upon receiving a request for spray, a Caddo Parish Mosquito Control Officer will inspect the neighborhood, particularly the property of the homeowner requesting the spray, for potential breeding and harboring sites. After inspection, the Mosquito Control Officer will make recommendations to the homeowner(s) if needed.

Caddo Parish Mosquito Control continuously monitors the mosquito population in Caddo Parish by setting light traps to determine the areas that require treating. This method helps Caddo Parish Mosquito Control Officers determine both the population and species of the mosquito. With this information, a Mosquito Control Officer scouts for the breeding sites. Once the breeding sites are found, the Caddo Parish Mosquito Control Officer will larvicide and adulticide the area.

Larviciding consist of treating breeding sites which contain mosquito larvae. If mosquito larvae are found, the Caddo Parish Mosquito Control Officer will treat it with a biological control agent that is environmentally safe for humans, animals and other organisms.

Adulticiding, the killing of adult mosquitoes, consist of applications of insecticides approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and developed for urban mosquito control. The Caddo Parish Mosquito Control Department has properly trained and licensed mosquito control applicators to spray this insecticide properly. Urban areas are treated with truck mounted equipment.

Prevent Yourself from Being Bitten by Mosquitoes:

  1. Wear light clothing. Mosquitoes are attracted to dark clothing.
  2. Wear environmentally safe insect repellents.
  3. Put screens on your windows and doors.

For more information about mosquito control or to request Caddo Parish Mosquito Control Inspection, please call (318) 226-6627

Caddo Parish Rodent Control

The major elements needed for a successful, long lasting rodent-control program in a community is a strong, continuous educational program in environmental sanitation. It is essential that refuse (garbage and rubbish) handling facilities be improved, particularly in all blighted areas of the community, which almost invariably are the areas most heavily infested with rats. Proper storage of food and of refuse must be achieved neighborhood-by-neighborhood, block-by-block, residence-by-residence. Joint action of all concerned is essential.

Not only do rodents spread disease, but they are also filthy and destructive. Their control requires; (a) environmental sanitation to eliminate food and harborage (b) effective rat proofing, and (c) efficient killing programs. These control measures must be maintained on a continuous basis to keep rodent populations at the minimum level.

Contacts

Animal and Mosquito Services Department
1500 Monty Street
Shreveport, La. 71107

Telephone and E-mail Directory
 
Function Contact Person Telephone Number
Area Code (318)
E-Mail Address
Director Matthew Pepper 226-6627 mpepper@caddo.org
Assistant Director Everett Harris 226-6624 eharris@caddo.org
Operations Manager Brandon Daniel 226-6624 bdaniel@caddo.org
Field Manager Andy Seltz 226-6624 aseltz@caddo.org
Humane Programs Coordinator Tammy Patterson 226-6624 tpatterson@caddo.org
Office Supervisor Shirley Kelly 226-6624 skelly@caddo.org
Mosquito Manager Dan Saxton 226-6624 dsaxton@caddo.org
General Complaints 226-6624

Frequently Called Numbers
 
Function Telephone Number
Area Code (318)
Administration (Parish of Caddo) 318-226-6900
Animal Welfare 318-221-0053
Bees 318-226-6805
Bossier City Animal Control 318-741-8499
Bossier City (For mosquito spraying) 318-741-8465
Caddo Parish Health Unit 318-676-5222
City of Shreveport Sanitation Department 318-673-6300
Humane Society 318-219-PETS
Shreveport Regional Lab 318-676-5282
Wildlife & Fishery 318-676-7594

 

Map

Caddo Parish Animal Shelter
1500 Monty Street
Shreveport, LA 71107
318-226-6624
Emergency: 318-226-6801

Hours:
M/W/F 10am – 5pm
T/T 10am – 7pm
S 9am – 3pm

Pet Adoption

Link this to www.caddopets.com
 

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