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Mosquito abatement official updates council on trapping, source reduction and new species surveillance
Summary
County mosquito abatement staff presented an annual update to Toquerville City Council outlining source-reduction work, lab partnerships, cyanobacteria monitoring, and surveillance for the invasive Aedes aegypti; staff urged residents to report mosquito problems and said the program will respond to service calls.
A county mosquito abatement representative gave Toquerville City Council an update on mosquito control activities on May 21, stressing source reduction, trapping, and targeted treatments. The presenter said the program works with the state Department of Natural Resources and the state health department on monitoring and research, and provides laboratory services to partner agencies.
The presenter said the number-one tool is source reduction: "The number 1 best way to control mosquitoes is source reduction," he told the…
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