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Sacramento‑Yolo mosquito district warns invasive day‑biting species are established in West Sacramento, launches sterile‑male pilot
Summary
At the July 16 West Sacramento City Council meeting the Sacramento‑Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District briefed the council on this year’s mosquito season and on new tools it is using to fight an invasive day‑biting species established in parts of the city.
At the July 16 West Sacramento City Council meeting the Sacramento‑Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District briefed the council on this year’s mosquito season and on new tools it is using to fight an invasive day‑biting species established in parts of the city.
Alus Maria Robles, public information officer for the district, said West Nile activity has been low so far but that local conditions — hot spells and standing water — could change that. She told council members the district uses traps and laboratory testing to track virus activity and that control decisions are based on where infected mosquitoes or birds are detected.
Robles said the more immediate concern for West Sacramento is an…
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