As we move into what should be a less stormy time, storms of mosquitos carrying diseases such as Nile Virus and Dengue Fever are highly likely to emerge.
The relentless storms have left so much standing water across the state that we are going to have a world-class problem with mosquitos, which is why your local vector agency is going to need your help as well.
"As a public health agency, we are out looking for the public spaces where there's water that wasn't there before," said Contra Costa Vector Control District Communications Chief Nola Woods. To avoid overall ground smogging and aerial spraying, crews place treatment specifically where needed. "Look at their yard at least once a week, dump out any amount of standing water," Woods continued. "Go out in their front yard and their backyard at least once a week, look in every corner for something that's holding water you might not expect, and then we tell them to dump it out and scrub the container.That's because even the eggs of disease-bearing mosquitos that have dried out can come back to life and live for as long as six months on any surface, including plants.
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