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Mosquito abatement district briefs Hughson council on operations, budget and new control methods
Summary
A district representative updated the Hughson City Council on staffing, testing for West Nile, aerial and drone spraying, a Wolbachia sterile-male program for Aedes (Asian tiger) mosquitoes and recent legislation (SB 1251) that the district says will improve access to problem sites.
A representative of the mosquito abatement district briefed the Hughson City Council on the district’s staffing, finances and control methods, saying the agency is preparing for the April–August mosquito season and continuing disease surveillance.
The presentation, given during the council meeting, outlined the district’s workforce, field operations and laboratory testing. “We have 12 full‑time employees. We have seven seasonal” staff who return for the busy months, the district representative said. The representative added the district manages “approximately $3,600,000 total” in funds used for operations, contracts and emergency responses.
The district described its surveillance and treatment practices and said it tests mosquito samples for…
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