Use Mosquito Treatments

The Mosquito Treatments solution delivers a set of capabilities that help you plan adulticide spraying operations, solicit requests for spray notifications and exclusions, maintain spray exclusion areas, record larvicide treatments in the field, and share spray areas with internal and external stakeholders.

In this topic, you will learn how to use the solution by assuming the role of a user and performing the following workflows.

Note:

Use your organization's data or configured apps to follow these workflows.

Plan spray operations

First, you will assume the role of a mosquito control agency staff member responsible for managing adulticide operations. You will use the Mosquito Adulticide Planning app to plan adulticide spray operations, update the status of spray areas to indicate whether treatments were completed, and maintain exclusion areas in the community.

Updates to adulticide treatment areas will be immediately available to the public and viewable in the Mosquito Spray Areas app.

1. In a browser, sign in to your ArcGIS organization, and then browse to the Mosquito Adulticide Planning app.
2. From the item page, click View.

   The Editor widget enables you to create new and update existing adulticide treatment or treatment exemption areas.

3. To create a planned adulticide treatment area, click the Planned Adulticide Areas template under Create features.
4. Click the map to draw the adulticide treatment area and double-click the map to complete the feature.
5. Complete the form and click Create.
6. At the top of the Editor widget, click the back button.
7. Under Edit features, click the Select button.
8. On the map, select an existing planned adulticide area.

   The Planned Adulticide Areas form opens in the Editor widget. Here, you can modify information or the area's geometry.

9. Make necessary updates to the form and click Update.

   Updating the planned adulticide area with an actual spray date changes the symbology to show the area as an actual adulticide area.

10. Repeat steps 3-9 to continue creating new and updating existing adulticide treatment or treatment exemption areas.
11. To view completed treatments, uncheck the Hide Completed Treatments check box.
12. Use the additional filters to filter areas and open mosquito reports.

Locate mosquito spray areas

Now, you will assume the role of a resident in the community who is interested in learning about mosquito spraying near your home or business. You will use the Mosquito Spray Areas app to locate recent and planned adulticide spraying areas near your home.

1. In a browser, verify that you are signed in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the Mosquito Spray Areas app.
2. From the item page, click View.
3. In the Find address or place search box, type in an address or use your current location; alternatively, click the location on the map.
4. On the left, review the details about recent and planned spray areas near the location.

   The app provides details on when the spray occurred or is planned to occur, along with the method and any comments from the agency.

Request spray notifications

After reviewing recent and planned adulticide spraying in the community, you have determined that you want to be notified of future spraying. You will use the Mosquito Spray Notifications form to submit your contact information to the mosquito control agency so you can be notified of future operations.

1. In a browser, browse to the Mosquito Spray Notifications form.
2. Complete the Mosquito Spray Notifications form with as much information as possible.

   Required fields are marked with a red asterisk. The Request Date field is automatically populated with the current date.

3. Click Submit.

Request a spray exclusion

You will now assume the role of a resident in the community with strong allergies to pesticides. You want to have your home excluded from adulticide spraying. You will use the Mosquito Spray Exclusion form to submit your exclusion request to the mosquito control agency. The agency will review your request and may follow up for more information, and if approved, it will include your exclusion into its adulticide operation planning for future spraying.

1. In a browser, browse to the Mosquito Spray Exclusion form.
2. Complete the Application for Pesticide Exclusion form with as much information as possible.

   Required fields are marked with a red asterisk. The Request Date field is automatically populated with the current date.

3. Sign the form and click Submit.

Manage exclusion requests

As an operations manager, you will use the Mosquito Spray Exclusions Manager app to manage adulticide and larvicide exclusion requests from the public. Approved exclusion requests will be immediately available to biologists and other staff planning adulticide operations.

1. In a browser, sign in to your ArcGIS organization, and then browse to the Mosquito Spray Exclusions Manager app.
2. From the item page, click View.
3. In the Spray Exclusions table, select a request with a status of Submitted.

   Review the details of the request in the Information panel .

4. On the Information panel, click Edit .
5. Click the Status drop-down and choose Approved.
6. In the Comments text box, type any additional comments.
7. Click Update.

   Approving the exclusion request promotes it to the Mosquito Adulticide Planning app, where you can use it to plan adulticide spray operations.

Control juvenile mosquitoes

As a field biologist for a mosquito control agency, you are responsible for inventorying larvicide sites, recording inspection results at each site, and documenting larvicides applied. Using the Mosquito Larvicide Reporting map, you will also be able to add new inspection sites as well as update the status of each site.

Add a new inspection site

On occasion, new inspection sites will be added. You will use the Mosquito Larvicide Reporting map to make these changes.

1. Download ArcGIS Field Maps onto your mobile device.
2. Open ArcGIS Field Maps and sign in to your ArcGIS organization.
3. Tap the Mosquito Larvicide Reporting map to open it.
4. Tap Add to add a new inspection site.

   By default, ArcGIS Field Maps uses your current location.

5. Pan or zoom to the site location, and then tap Add Point.
6. Swipe up on the form, if necessary, and then for Location, type a location name or description.
7. Tap Status and choose Active.
8. When you are finished, at the upper right, tap the check mark or Submit.

   Note:

   Your interface may vary depending on the type of mobile device that you use.

Complete a site inspection

After an inspection at each site is complete, a history of larviciding in a community can be reported.

1. On the Mosquito Larvicide Reporting map, tap an existing larvicide site.
2. In the form, under Related, tap Larvicide Inspections.
3. Tap Add to begin documenting your larvicide inspection results.
4. Swipe up, if necessary, and then complete the inspection form.
5. When you are finished, at the upper right, tap the check mark or Submit.

   Note:

   Your interface may vary depending on the type of mobile device that you use.

Retire an inspection site

On occasion, inspection sites will need to be retired. You will use the Mosquito Larvicide Reporting map to make these changes.

1. On the Mosquito Larvicide Reporting map, tap the existing larvicide site that you want to retire.
2. Tap Edit.
3. Tap Status and choose Retired.
4. When you are finished, at the upper right, tap the check mark or Submit.

   Note:

   Your interface may vary depending on the type of mobile device that you use.

Only active status larvicide inspection sites are visible on the map. The recently retired inspection site is no longer displayed on the Mosquito Larvicide Reporting map.