Anne Arundel County participates in cooperative cost share agreements with the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Gypsy Moth Suppression and Mosquito Control Programs. Activities supported under these two agencies seek to improve the quality of life in Anne Arundel County citizens by providing professionally managed protection against the threat of property damage, nuisance and potential personal harm that these insects may present. This is achieved through the selection of integrated pest management standards and decision processes. Both separately-run programs are managed by MDA. Gypsy Moth Suppression in Anne Arundel County is facilitated through MDA’s Southern District Forest Pest Management Office located in Cheltenham, Maryland. MDA’s Forest Pest Management Office is responsible for identifying potential problem populations and for determining the appropriate treatment response. The office number is (301) 782-7155. Follow the link to their web site for additional information: http://www.mda.state.md.us/plants-pests/forest_pest_mgmt/index.php 
Note the definitive 5 pairs of blue dots followed by 6 pairs of red dots of the Gypsy Moth Larvae. MDA’s Mosquito Control Section is headquartered in Annapolis, MD and can be reached by calling (410) 841-5870. Follow the link to their website for additional information: http://www.mda.state.md.us/plants-pests/mosquito_control/index.php Click the link for a list of communities that signed onto MDA’s Mosquito Control program in 2007: http://www.mda.state.md.us/pdf/annearundelcomm.pdf 
Just under the surface, mosquito larval and pupa stages. | 
