What is a vector?
An organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another.
What are you doing?
Typically a vector control agent will be on the property checking for or treating a potential breeding site.
Who are you?
A county municipality which mandates the control or elimination of mosquito populations in Columbia County.
https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/chapter/452
What does it cost?
We are a special district within Columbia county. There is no direct out of pocket costs for our services but we draw from a tax base that is taken from yearly property taxes of county residents.