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The personal profiles of people who called to request mosquito control services were compared with their neighbors who did not call. Demographically, callers were generally representative of their neighbors. Callers considered the mosquito problem to be greater than did their non-calling neighbors, tended to do more things outdoors, tended to be home more, and considered themselves more attractive to mosquitoes and more allergic to mosquito bites than non-callers. There were also more newer (less than 1 year) residents among the callers than non-callers. Callers were almost exclusively from year-round-resident homeowners in long-term-resident neighborhoods.

Correlation and multiple regression analyses were used to examine the relationships between mosquito population densities and the numbers of telephone requests for mosquito control services made by people in Polk County, Florida. In 32 of 42 census tracts, there were significant (P less than 0.05) correlations between mosquitoes and requests and that, for 16 tracts, a significant linear relationship could be demonstrated between service requests and only one mosquito taxon. The significant associations were dependent on the types of mosquitoes rather than the relative abundance among mosquito groups. Service requests were most often related to Aedes, followed in importance by Culex salinarius and Anopheles; least often to Cx. nigripalpus. Evidence to support a cause and effect relationship is also presented.