AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES

The County of Orange Operations & Maintenance controls bee populations on County owned property. No control measures are taken by the County's O&M crews on privately owned properties. Please visit the Orange County Vector Control District website for more official Africanized Honey Bee information.

Dead Bees

GOPHERS AND GROUND SQUIRRELS

The County maintains flood control facilities in a "weed free" condition in order to see burrowing rodents that may compromise the integrity of the flood control facility. Once established, burrowing rodents can cause voids in raised levees that can rupture during high water flows, flooding adjacent properties. In park settings, burrowing rodents create holes that can cause personal injury and create a danger to the public. For this reason, The County of Orange Operations and Maintenance controls the populations of burrowing rodents in County flood control facilities and other County properties. For control of rats, please contact the Orange County Vector Control District website or call (714) 971-2421.