Florida Keys Mosquito Control District
FL Keys government · drone larvicide in remote salt marshes since 2019
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
Monroe County / Florida Keys government agency using customized drones carrying 7 to 8 lbs of larvicide to treat small, hard-to-reach parcels in remote salt marshes. Founded drone program 2019 under Executive Director Andrea Leal. Too confined for helicopters but impractical to reach on foot across the Florida Keys.
Operations are based in the Southeast region.
Services offered
Certifications & compliance
The operator told us each of these. Anything we matched against a public record is shown with the date we checked it, at the top of this page.
States served (1)
Aerial pesticide licensing in states served
Every state requires a pesticide applicator license with the aerial category endorsement on top of FAA Part 137. The agencies that issue these licenses in FL Keys Mosquito's service area:
- Florida — aerial pesticide work runs through Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) under Aerial Pest Control (Ch. 487 F.S.).
Full agency, exam and renewal-cycle details by state are catalogued on the state pesticide licensing reference.
Verify and resources
Primary-source references for verifying credentials and looking up state-specific rules in FL Keys Mosquito's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Florida: an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate for the pilot in command, an FAA Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate for the business, and a state aerial-category pesticide applicator license. In Florida the state credential is issued by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. A current certificate of insurance with chemical drift coverage and the operator's Section 44807 exemption number are reasonable to request alongside the license itself.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $22 per acre in the region usually breaks down into three lines: (1) included — calibration, GPS-guided flight planning, machine and pilot labor to fly the field, mixing and loading farmer-supplied product, and a Part 170-compliant application record; (2) excluded — the pesticide and any adjuvants, which the farmer supplies; (3) surcharges — long travel, after-hours, difficult terrain or obstruction-heavy fields, and minimum-acreage charges below a stated threshold. Spell out which of those land on your invoice before the operator schedules.