THE BUZZ		Volume 4, 6 (Week 21)
		May 26, 2005

Mosquito Activity (Scale from 0 to 5)

• Mosquito activity is a 1 for most of the city. There are still some localized areas with increased activity (2), mostly wooded areas around Rotunda Blvd, Craddock, and North Churchland.
• Overall mosquito activity did increase slightly from the rain last week, most of the increased activity was limited to the city landfill, away from populated areas.

Surveillance

• Eleven CDC style light traps were set this week, a total of 1,754 mosquitoes were caught this week, up slightly for 1,391 last week. The average number of mosquitoes per trap was 159, again this was up slightly from 117 last week. The average number mosquitoes caught per trap was slightly skewed due to localized hot spots of activity. For most of the city conditions are improving and there are very few mosquitoes around.

Service Requests

• We received 2 complaint calls this week about mosquitoes. Complaint calls were minimal this week most likely due to the poor weather conditions and low mosquito activity in populated areas.

Control

• Staff continues to systematically inspect and treat potential mosquito breeding sites thought the city. Efforts this week have focused on treating roadside ditches.
• We were only able to spray one time in the last two weeks due to poor weather conditions. Mosquito Truck Fogging can only be conducted when winds are less than 10 miles per hour and there is no rain.
• Limited truck fogging is scheduled for late this week along wooded areas with the highest trap counts as weather conditions permit.
• Mosquito Spraying information is posted on the Mosquito Spray Hotline at 393-8666.

Federal Activity

• The City of Portsmouth, Army Corps of Engineers, and Navy are coordinating mosquito activities for mutual benefit. Staffs are working together to find and treat mosquito-breeding habitats.