Privatization or private contract operations are threatening more and more mosquito control districts across the country. Unfortunately, some of this can be attributed to our own industry. Price control of distributed products can actually force district operations to become non-competitive with the same contracting company selling those products. There is no excuse for a poorly run operation and, in this case, privatization may be a viable alternative.
Most districts fail to document ALL of the services and operations they provide.
Most anyone can be competitive on reading rain gauges and driving a fog truck up and down the street. It's the many other services, control and community operations that make a district fully functional. Start keeping a very detailed log of even your minor operations. By using this Web site, you agree to be bound by our usage policies.