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The Compton Creek Mosquito Abatement District is an independent special district committed to protecting the public’s health, safety and welfare from mos

The Compton Creek Mosquito Abatement District is an independent special district committed to protecting the public’s health, safety and welfare from mosquito-borne diseases. In fact, we have been performing this service, protecting public health, since 1927, when the residents of the City of Compton, realizing that mosquitoes were having an adverse effect on the lives, elected to form the District and alleviate the problems with mosquitoes. Now covering 12.5 square miles and protecting close to 100,000 citizens, the District is funded through tax dollars and provides free services for mosquitoes and all of the other related items involved in mosquito control.

10/31/2026

Two things for November before we talk about the candy.

First, keep the weekly yard check. Same day, ten minutes. West Nile virus is still being reported across Los Angeles County, and mosquito activity here tapers gradually rather than ending on a date.

Second, clocks go back tomorrow. Dusk arrives about an hour earlier from Monday, in the middle of the evening commute and the end of after-school practice. Keep repellent where you leave the house from.

October covered why West Nile risk does not stop at a city limit sign, how a reported dead bird puts a detection on the map, and why a case count is not a weekly score. The part that mattered happened in yards and on phones. Thank you to everyone who tipped out a saucer, pulled a tarp tight, cleared a gutter, or called in a pool nobody was maintaining.

Our number, whenever you need it: (310) 933-5321 or comptoncreekmad.org

Happy Halloween from all of us at the District.

10/30/2026

One rule worth saving for the first real rain of the season.

Empty standing water whenever you see it. Then go back three or four days after the rain and check again for water that stayed.

Here is why the second look matters. Rain fills containers and low spots that have been dry since spring, and those are exactly the places nobody checks, because they have not held water in months. The wheelbarrow in the side yard. A tarp lying flat. The dip at the end of the driveway. Recycling bins, construction buckets, the tray under a planter, a boat cover, a tipped-over toy.

Walking the yard the same day tells you it rained. Walking it again three or four days later tells you what is still holding water, which is the thing you need to know.

What to do when you find it:
Tip it out rather than waiting to see whether it dries.
Turn containers upside down so the next rain does not refill them.
Note where the low spots are, because they will fill again all winter.
If it is somewhere you cannot fix, or on a property that is not yours, call us. (310) 933-5321

10/29/2026

Before the month closes, something worth being clear about: the work does not stop because the weather cooled.

Through the fall the District continues:
✅Setting and collecting mosquito traps across Compton, North Long Beach and the unincorporated communities around them. Inspecting properties when residents report a problem.

✅Treating water sources that cannot be drained, including catch basins and drains.
Following up on reported unmaintained pools and standing water. Responding to resident questions and requests.

✅West Nile virus activity is still being reported in Los Angeles County, and mosquito activity in Southern California does not end on a particular date. It tapers, and the taper is gradual and depends on conditions rather than on the month.

So the practical point is that the phone number still works. If you see standing water in your neighborhood that nobody has dealt with, if mosquitoes are a problem at your place, or if you know of a pool nobody is maintaining, call (310) 933-5321 or comptoncreekmad.org

Thank you for the reports we got this month. They are most of how we know where to work.

10/28/2026

Here is something that does not occur to most people until it is pointed out. If your Halloween plans keep you outdoors around dusk, bring repellent.

The mosquito that spreads West Nile virus in our area feeds from dusk through dawn. A lot of Halloween evening lands in those hours, outdoors, walking, with a lot of standing around on porches and driveways.

This is not a reason to change any plans. It is a reason to add ten seconds to getting out the door:
✅ Apply an EPA-registered repellent before you leave, and follow the label directions. For households that prefer a plant-derived option, oil of lemon eucalyptus works, though it is not recommended for children under three.
✅Where the costume allows, go with long sleeves and long legs. October evenings make that easy.
✅Lighter-colored costumes are marginally less attractive to mosquitoes than dark ones.

If you are handing out candy on the porch, the same applies to you. Two hours on a driveway at dusk is two hours at dusk. Then go and have a good night. Happy Halloween from all of us at the District.

10/26/2026

Nobody puts out Halloween decorations thinking about mosquitoes. It is worth two minutes this week anyway.

Check decorations that can collect rain or irrigation water. A lot of it is hollow, sits outside for several weeks, and nobody moves it once it is placed.

What to check in your own yard:
✅The cauldron, the witch's pot, anything designed to look like it holds liquid. It does.
✅Carved pumpkins. A fresh one is fine. One that has started to collapse holds water in the cavity and the fold.
✅The base of an inflatable, particularly the housing around the fan.
✅Tarps, plastic sheeting and landscape fabric used for a graveyard or cobweb scene. Every fold is a basin.
✅Candy buckets, pails and cauldrons staged by the door.
✅Any lid, tray or prop sitting hollow side up. The wheelbarrow or bin you used to carry it all out and then left there.

In warm weather a mosquito can develop from egg to adult in roughly five to seven days, and a lot of this went out more than a week ago. Tip it out rather than leaving it. The display survives, and so does the yard.

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10/25/2026

West Nile virus is still being reported in LA County. As of October 22, LA County Public Health counts 279 infections this season. Long Beach and Pasadena report their own numbers, so they aren’t in that total.

Mosquitoes are still active, and this week’s rain left water behind. Our crews are still in the field. You can help at home:

Tip and toss standing water once a week
Use EPA-registered insect repellent outdoors, especially at dusk and dawn
Keep window and door screens in good repair

See a dead bird? Report it: 877-968-2473 comptoncreekmad.org

10/22/2026

If there is one routine that explains why we keep talking about
protection that travels, it is the after-school hour.

Think about how it actually goes. Practice or a game runs later than
planned. The field is often not in the city you live in. It gets dark while you are waiting. And then everybody stands around in the parking lot for another twenty minutes, because that is what always happens.

That is dusk, away from home, for an hour or more, several times a
week. The mosquito that spreads West Nile virus in our area feeds
from dusk through dawn, so those are the hours that matter most,
and almost none of it is happening at your house.

Nobody is suggesting you skip practice. The fix is smaller than that:

Put one bottle of repellent in the bag that already goes to practice,
and leave it there.

Apply before you get out of the car rather than after the bites start.
Long sleeves are easy in October and they help.
Follow the label directions, especially for younger children. Oil of
lemon eucalyptus is the plant-derived option, though not for children under three.

One bottle that lives in the bag means you stop having to remember.

10/20/2026

The easiest week to fix a drainage problem is a dry one.

Some context on why now. Forecasters have El Niño strengthening through the fall and winter, and El Niño conditions are generally associated with wetter than normal winters in Southern California. That is a shift in the odds rather than a forecast of any particular storm, and El Niño winters here have varied a great deal.

What is not uncertain is that fixing drainage is much easier in a dry
October than a wet January. Right now the gutters are empty, the
ground is firm, and you can actually see where water would collect.

Four jobs, in order of impact:

Clear gutters and downspouts. Spring and summer debris is almost
certainly still up there, and a blocked gutter holds water along its
entire length once the rain starts.

Pull tarps, grill covers and furniture covers tight, or re-pitch them, so they shed water instead of collecting it. A sagging cover is one of the most reliable sources we find and it is a five-minute fix.
Run a hose for a minute and watch where the water goes. Wherever it sits in October is where it will sit in December. Fill it, grade it, or at least know about it.
Walk the side yard. That is where the bucket, the bin, the spare tire
and the forgotten planter end up.

You do not have to do all four. Pick one this week.

If you find something you cannot solve, that is what the District is for.
comptoncreekmad.org or (310) 933-5321)

10/19/2026

Clocks go back on Sunday, November 1. It is worth a minute of thought before it happens.

The mosquito that spreads West Nile virus in our area feeds from dusk through dawn. Dusk is a light condition rather than a time, so it does not shift when the clock does.

What shifts is your day. When the hour comes off, sunset lands about an hour earlier on the clock. Activity that used to happen comfortably in daylight starts happening at dusk instead:

The drive or walk home from work. The walk from the bus stop. The last part of after-school practice. Walking the dog before dinner. Standing outside talking after somebody gets home.

None of that is new risk. It is the same hours of mosquito activity landing on a different part of your routine, which is exactly why people get caught out by it. The evening feels earlier and cooler, so it does not feel like mosquito time.

The adjustment is small. Keep repellent where you leave from, and expect the first couple of weeks of November to need it at an hour that feels too early.

More on the timing in this week's blog post.

10/17/2026

Three things, every week, and no we are not going to stop saying it.

The saucer under the potted plant. The low spot in the tarp. The bucket behind the garage.

That is most of it. The list is short and it does not change, and the reason it works is the interval rather than the effort. In warm weather a mosquito can develop from egg to adult in roughly five to seven days. Water that sits gets there.

Two things worth being precise about:

Tip water out when you see it rather than deciding it will probably dry. Whether it dries in time depends on shade, temperature and how deep it is, and none of that is worth guessing at. A thorough clean-up once a season does nothing for you in the weeks after it. Ten minutes on a schedule beats an hour once.

Pick your day and keep it. Trash day is a good one because you are already outside and already looking at the side yard.

If you keep finding water somewhere you cannot fix, call us. (310) 933-5321

Address

1224 S. Santa Fe Avenue
Compton, CA
90221

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

Telephone

+13109335321

Website

http://www.comptoncreekmad.org/

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