How MMCD Monitors and Treats Catch Basin to Reduce Mosquito-Borne Disease

There are thousands of roadside catch basins throughout the Twin Cities, with many designed to hold water and catch debris that would otherwise end up in rivers, lakes, and streams. However, this standing water often becomes ideal habitat for container-breeding mosquitoes that fly in to lay eggs where it's dark, murky, and undisturbed.

For years MMCD has employed a catch-basin crew that works throughout St. Paul, where catch basins create particularly ideal mosquito habitat. Andrew Cleland, the 2023 Catch Basin Crew Chief explains the process of monitoring and treating these sites in the above video.

Each of MMCD's field office also employs methods to control mosquito breeding in catch basins utilizing bikes, ATVs, trucks, and other methods.

Watch the Catch Basin Video on YouTube!

Credits

PRODUCED BY: Martin Hendrickson, MMCD Public Affairs Assistant

FEATURING: Andrew Cleland, MMCD Catch Basin Technician and Crew Chief, St. Paul Office