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| Mosquito Activity (Scale from 0 to 5) |
- We received an average of 3 tenths of an inch of rain last week.
This was a very small amount of rain and is not expected to increase
mosquito populations.
- Mosquito activity is a 1 for the entire city. Very few adult
mosquitoes are around; most activity is juvenile mosquitoes in
limited standing water.
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| Surveillance |
- Eight CDC style traps were set this week and a total of 77
mosquitoes were caught, with an average of 10 mosquitoes per trap
night.
- Back ditches, temporary woodland pools are typical breeding
habitats for this time of year. Tires are also starting to breed
mosquitoes. These areas are currently being monitored for larval
presence and treated as needed.
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| Service Requests |
- There were no service requests this week. There have only been 6
total requests for service for 2006. Most calls are in regard to
standing water or clogged ditches that have potential to breed
mosquitoes.
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| Control |
- Staff is systematically inspecting and treating potential
mosquito breeding sites thought the city. Treating of sites
includes: source reduction efforts (taking steps to remove the
water) and larviciding (treating the water with pesticides to
prevent mosquito from successfully breeding).
- There are no adult mosquito spraying operations scheduled at
this time.
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| Mosquito Control Facts |
- Source Reduction efforts are used when possible to reduce or
eliminate the amount of standing water available for mosquito
breeding. Citizens must also do their part by dumping out any
standing water in their yards each week.
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