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Placer Mosquito & Vector Control warns Loomis about Aedes aegypti, details surveillance and local services
Summary
Placer Mosquito & Vector Control updated the council on surveillance, local service requests, mosquito fish deployment and an emerging risk from invasive Aedes aegypti, which can breed in small containers and poses a potential future risk for dengue/chikungunya/Zika if those viruses arrive.
The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District presented its annual update to the Loomis Town Council, outlining surveillance activities, control methods, community services and a warning about an invasive species that reproduces in small, backyard water sources.
Assistant Manager Jay Cardell said the district performs surveillance with a countywide network of traps, conducts chemical, biological (mosquito fish) and…
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