Once mosquitoes emerge from the water as adults, the only effective method to control them is by adult mosquito control. The post Vector control district ramps up sprays as more West Nile-positive ...
Richard Gallardo is one of two people vying for a seat on the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District Board. Shasta County supervisors will decide between Gallardo and Philip Cramer for the ...
Across the Pacific Ocean, at the University of Queensland, biologist Scott O’Neill, founder and chief executive officer of the World Mosquito Program, was investigating another potential strategy of ...
the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District said. A small number of wild birds have tested positive for West Nile virus in Redwood City, Menlo Park and other parts of San Mateo ...
Last year, county vector control issued 15 mosquito treatments for the virus and this year, the county has completed three treatments, which entails spraying pesticides in affected areas.
A study from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine reveals that Zika virus alters human skin chemistry, increasing volatile organic compounds that attract mosquitoes. This boosts virus ...