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Alameda County Mosquito Abatement presents West Nile surveillance and neighbourhood prevention tips to Newark council
Summary
Representatives from the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District updated Newark leaders on surveillance, larval control, dead‑bird testing for West Nile virus and community prevention steps. Staff urged residents to remove standing water and contact the district for pool treatments.
Representatives of the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District briefed the Newark City Council on their surveillance and control work, virus testing and community outreach, and urged residents to reduce standing water on private property.
Eric Henske, the city’s delegate to the district board, introduced Judith Pierce (listed in the presentation as Judith Pierce Davis Davidson), the district’s newly appointed public education officer. Pierce described how the district focuses on the larval stage of mosquitoes to reduce populations and explained that even small containers such as bottle caps can produce dozens of mosquitoes.
“Swimming pools that are neglected and stay still are opportunities for…
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