What We Do

The South Carolina Mosquito Control Association, incorporated in 1973, is a non-profit organization established to promote professionalism in mosquito control. It helps protect the health and well-being of South Carolina's citizens from disease and discomfort caused by mosquitoes through the promotion of scientifically sound mosquito control practices.

Why Mosquito Control?

• It increases productivity for those who work outside
• It protects the public from mosquito-borne diseases
• It protects our animals (dogs and horses) from mosquito-borne diseases
• It reduces nuisance levels of mosquitoes and enhances the quality of life for those who enjoy the outdoors
• It provides the ability to respond to mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
• It enables a community to respond to constituent complaints about mosquitoes

Our Purpose

• Promote mosquito control in South Carolina
• Maintain public interest in mosquito control
• Keep up with the latest developments in mosquito control and prevention control methods
• Disseminate information concerning mosquitoes and their control to the membership and the general public through publications and meetings
• Unite and coordinate and promote common interests and efforts to improve the health and well being of the citizens of South Carolina

Membership Regions

Upper Region
Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Lancaster, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, and York.

Middle Region
Bamberg, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marlboro, Marion, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, and Sumter.

Lower Region
Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, and Williamsburg.

Membership Benefits

• Participate in an organization of mosquito control professionals
• Attend annual educational meeting of mosquito control professionals
• Participate in a summer workshop targeted for part-time and full-time mosquito control workers
• Earn Continuing Education Units for professional certification
• Prepare to face the public and the media to explain mosquito control and vector-borne illnesses
• Receive a vendor list of service and product suppliers in our area

Membership Types

Active Membership Fee
$10 per year

Sustaining Membership Fee
(includes one active membership)
$150 per year

Membership dues are renewed at Annual Meeting in November

Membership Application

2021 SCMCA Technician Of The Year Award Form

SCMCA Award Criteria

Mosquito Control Programs in South Carolina

Other Helpful Links

• American Mosquito Control Association
• CDC: Chikungunya Virus
• CDC: Dengue
• CDC: West Nile Virus
• CDC: Zika Virus
• Clemson University Department of Pesticide Regulation
• Clemson University Pesticide Information Program
• Georgia Mosquito Control Association
• South Carolina Commercial Pesticide Applicator Licensing
• South Carolina DHEC Mosquito-borne Disease Information
• WHO: Zika Virus
• CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases
• Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
• Mid-Atlantic Mosquito Control Association

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