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Board accepts Mohave County mosquito surveillance plan, will prioritize larvicide amid budget shift
Summary
The Mohave County Board of Health reviewed and accepted the Environmental Health Division's mosquito surveillance and mitigation plan. County staff said larviciding and surveillance will continue but fogging (adulticide) could be reduced as a $25,000 general fund transfer was cut for FY26.
The Mohave County Board of Health voted to accept the Department of Public Health Environmental Health Division’s mosquito surveillance and mitigation program after a presentation on local mosquito species, trapping results and mitigation options.
Tara Stanek, Environmental Health, told the board the division had set nearly 2,000 traps between 2017 and 2023 and collected nearly 3.8 million mosquitoes; the division identified nine species in Mohave County and noted that…
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