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Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control seeks Lafayette trustee; agency warns residents about invasive Aedes aegypti
Summary
The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District asked Lafayette officials to help recruit a trustee to its board and warned residents about the county's recent uptick in underground yellowjacket and the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry Zika, dengue and chikungunya.
Noel Woods, public affairs director for the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District, briefed the Lafayette City Council on Sept. 22 and asked the city to help recruit a trustee to represent Lafayette on the district’s board.
The district — a special district funded by property taxes — seeks local trustees to oversee services that include mosquito control, rat and mouse abatement, skunk/rabies-risk reduction, tick ID and underground yellow-jacket removal. Woods said the board meets every other month and…
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