Insect & Vector Control
Amanda Lahners, REHS/RS,
Administrator
Sandra Deausy MD.,
Health Officer
Health Board Members
Annabella Juhasz, MD – President
Ali Laun, Vice President
Mark Nelson, MD
Patrick Dorroh, DVM
Georgetta Manning-Cox, DDS
Lauren Arnold
Michael Mollenhauer, County Council Liaison
La Porte County Health Department
La Porte Office
809 State Street, Suite 401A
La Porte, IN 46350
Phone (LP): 219-326-6808 Ext. 2200 or 219-325-5563
Fax: 219-325-8628
Michigan City Office
INSECT & VECTOR CONTROL PROGRAM
La Porte County Health Department has a vector control program. We monitor for West Nile Virus throughout the summer in coordination with the Indiana State Department of Health.
Mosquito traps are strategically placed throughout the county. Twice weekly during the summer months traps are set out to attract mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are collected the following day and submitted to the Indiana State Department of Health for testing of West Nile Virus.
BED BUGS
The links and resources below will guide you through identifying, fighting, and ridding your household of a bed bug infestation.
Bed Bugs:School Guidance for Management of Bed Bugs
Bed Bugs:Quick Relief Guide for Tenants and Homeowners
Bed Bugs:Biology, Detection, Avoidance, and Control
VA Fact Sheet Medical Facilities
Please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LPCHD/videos for informational training videos on the identification, biology, and inspection of bed bugs that were presented at our bed bug conference in 2011.
If you are interested in learning more about Insects and Rodents, please visit the National Environmental Health Association’s e-Learning website at www.nehacert.org for more quality videos, courses and programs sponsored by the Center For Disease Control (CDC). Continuing Education Credits are available for most programs.