Mosquitoes have four life stages; egg, larva, pupa and adult. The first three stages require standing water for their development. The female mosquito lays her eggs either individually or in clusters, which is called an egg raft. This raft, which is about the size of a single grain of rice, can contain up to 400 mosquito eggs. Both the female and male mosquitoes feed on plant sugars. Only the female mosquito bites in order to obtain protein from blood for her developing eggs. Male mosquitoes do not seek a blood meal.
Contra Costa Mosquito And Vector Control District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Contra Costa Mosquito And Vector Control District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Contra Costa Mosquito And Vector Control District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Contra Costa Mosquito And Vector Control District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
