For the first time in eleven years, the Anastasia Mosquito Control District resorted to aerial spraying after the outbreak of mosquitos from Hurricane Matthew.
But not all of St. Johns County is in designated aerial spray zones.
"They may receive some of the benefits of the spray because of adjacent areas being sprayed," education specialist, Christopher Bibbs said.
Bibbs said there are strict rules on a state and national level that prevents them from direct aerial spraying over preserved or protected land.
“The goal of those preserves is to preserve a certain condition of the land and naturally things like we're doing like treating for mosquitos would change the condition of the land," Bibbs said.
To change these rules, Bibbs said the governor would have to get involved or it could be altered on a local level.
"It's really just how comfortable the entity is and how much they trust how we do our operations," Bibbs said.
Brenden Freeman is still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew and he said he was hoping to get some relief from the mosquitos.
"They're pretty bad in the backyard, all back here, you come back here and it's terrible," Freeman said.
But since he lives on Anastasia Island Bibbs said this area won’t be aerial sprayed because a majority of it is protected land.
"For us it's just a lot better not to treat in those areas they are protected for a reason," Bibbs said.
The fort and Fountain of Youth in downtown St. Augustine are also included in no aerial spray zones.
And even though most of the downtown area was hit hard with flooding, a majority can’t be sprayed from above.
"It's kind of a checkered board. There's definitely some areas we can spray and some we can't,” Bibbs said.
Even if your area isn’t getting a direct hit from the aerial spray, Bibbs said it’s possible it will make an impact the whole county can feel.
"That's fewer mosquitos coming into new areas which should hopefully make this manageable," Bibbs said.