Spring 2024
The mission of the Beaver County Conservation District is to provide leadership in natural resource management through outreach, education, and technical assistance. As part of the district, beaver county vector-borne disease control program focuses on mosquito and tick surveillance, vector management, and public outreach/education. while insects have benefits, such as being part of the food web and acting as pollinators for plants; ticks and mosquitoes can be a biting nuisance and more importantly transmit diseases that can make you sick. the beaver county vector-borne disease control program collects samples of tick and mosquito population from beaver county communities to assess disease transmission potential.
Mosquitoes in Beaver County
​Upcoming Events
2024 BCCD Board Meetings
The Beaver County Conservation District regular monthly board meetings are held at 10:00 AM the 2nd Friday of each month unless it falls on a holiday, then it is the 3rd Friday of the month. The meeting is open to the public and if you would like to attend virtually, please contact the district for a Zoom link.
Get Involved
Contact: Jeff Pflug
The Beaver County West Nile Virus vector-borne disease management program has started larval surveillance and treatments for the 2024 season. April is the beginning of the season to determine areas of concern and to treat areas to arrest early mosquito emergence. This year with multiple spring flooding events, it has been a busy beginning to the mosquito season! In April, approximately 19 sites have been treated with various means of larvicides (such as Fourstar, Altosid, Cocoabear, etc.) to help prohibit adult mosquitoes from emerging and over 100 larvae/pupae were collected at various sites.
Surveillance for adult mosquitoes will begin in May and continue through October. This spring has had fluctuations in temperatures from freezing to unusually warm temperatures and standing water from flooding, which means now is a great time to survey properties for areas that are holding water for longer periods of time and may become mosquito breeding areas. Tarps, buckets, open trash cans, old tires off the rim, and even gutters on homes are potential mosquito breeding areas. Removing, dumping, or treating standing water areas with mosquito products like mosquito dunks will help stop mosquitoes from breeding as the weather warms.
TICKS in Beaver County
Tick surveillance also began in April with 5 tick drags conducted and 18 ticks collected and submitted for testing and identification.Any questions related to mosquito concerns or mosquito disease like West Nile Virus, contact us at the office 724-378-1701 ext. 222.
Mission Statement
The Beaver County Conservation District provides leadership in natural resource management through outreach, education, and technical assistance.
BCCD Trail Map
Orienteering Map
Level: Beginner
2024 Tire Collection Day Results
On April 13th, our tire collection event was held at the Beaver County Conservation District with help from funding through the PA DEP West Nile Program. Over 1,000 tires were collected this year! The Beaver County Mosquito Vector Disease Program extends our thanks to everyone who participated and helped reduce mosquito breeding habitat in Beaver County neighborhoods.
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the Beaver County Conservation District would like to share the following information on preventing tick bites and tick borne illness. Always be sure to check yourself, your children, and your pets when coming in from the outdoors, no matter how short of a time. Click the flyer to the right for more information!
REAP
The Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) program is designed to enhance farm production and protect natural resources by enabling farmers, landowners, and businesses to earn Pennsylvania state income tax credits in exchange for implementing water quality "Best Management Practices" (BMPs).
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The Commission will begin accepting 2023-24 REAP Applications on Monday, August 7th, 2023, on a first-come, first-served basis. Attached, you will find the new REAP Guidelines and Application packet. The REAP Guidelines and Application can also be found on the program’s webpage: PA Department of Agriculture - REAP Program
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Contact the district manager Jeff Pflug at 724-378-1701 x210 or via email at jeff.pflug@bccdpa.us if you have any questions regarding the REAP program. Follow this link for an informative video from a recent REAP workshop held by the district: https://youtu.be/ANiNhl1euq4
2023 Annual Report
Want to know what BCCD has accomplished in 2023? Check out our annual report to find out what we did last year!
