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Mosquito district warns of Aedes aegypti; Council hears West Nile and surveillance update
Summary
Springdale heard from the Southwest Mosquito Abatement & Control District about invasive Aedes aegypti detections in the region, 2025 West Nile-positive mosquito pools, surveillance and control measures. The district emphasized source reduction and trapping.
Sean Amodt of the Mosquito Board briefed the Council on district operations and surveillance, describing new detections of Aedes aegypti locally and summarizing 2025 surveillance results that included three West Nile virus‑positive mosquito pools. Amodt described trap locations checked in Springdale and treatment approaches, and he explained that control focuses on source reduction and targeted larvicides or adulticides where appropriate.
District materials attached to the meeting record detailed surveillance maps, species distribution and treatment methods. The district noted Aedes aegypti is an invasive day‑biting mosquito often breeding in containers; the public-health advisory urged residents to eliminate standing water and report day‑biting mosquitoes to SWMACD.
