Colee Hammock is one of Fort Lauderdale's most historic neighborhoods — a residential district along the South Fork and North Fork of the New River, between Andrews Avenue and the river corridor. Originally developed in the 1920s and 1930s, Colee Hammock features mature tree canopy, historic bungalows and estates, and some of Fort Lauderdale's most distinctive residential architecture. The neighborhood's age, dense canopy coverage, and direct New River frontage create a mosquito environment quite different from newer developments — older, deeper, and harder to control without consistent professional treatment.
Why Colee Hammock Has Intense Mosquito Pressure
Colee Hammock's river-adjacent properties sit directly on the New River — a tidal estuary connected to Fort Lauderdale's broader canal system. New River properties have both the tidal brackish-water Aedes taeniorhynchus (saltmarsh mosquito) pressure and freshwater Culex pressure from adjacent stormwater features. Canal-front properties in Colee Hammock experience among the highest per-property mosquito pressure in Fort Lauderdale.
Colee Hammock's defining characteristic is its ancient tree canopy — Mahogany, Banyan, and Live Oak trees that in many cases predate the neighborhood's earliest homes. This dense overhead canopy maintains the humidity, shade, and microclimate that Aedes species favor as daytime resting habitat. Properties directly beneath large canopy trees experience continuous daytime mosquito pressure from resting populations that treat a single trunk as a base of operations.
Colee Hammock's age means older stormwater infrastructure — swales, drainage areas, and landscape depressions that can retain water longer than modern development with engineered drainage. Post-rain water retention in aged landscaping and lower areas within the neighborhood provides supplementary breeding habitat in addition to the river itself. Treatment strategy must account for both source types.
Our Treatment for Colee Hammock
- Full barrier spray including canopy vegetation and mature tree bark surfaces
- Canal-bank vegetation treated on New River-adjacent properties
- All-natural MPB formula — no neonicotinoids formula
- Weekly or biweekly service · No contracts · 7-day money-back guarantee
Free Assessment for Colee Hammock
Eric Vincent — FL License JB313837. Locally owned. Serving Colee Hammock and all Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods.