The Franklin County mosquito control department will increase its
mosquito spraying in May.
Mosquito
Control director Dewitt Polous said that he will bring in additional workers on
May 1st to help control mosquito populations during the hot and
usually rainy summer months.
The mosquito
control department is urging all residents and visitors to be very careful of
mosquito bites.
Mosquitoes
carry diseases including yellow
fever, west nile virus, and Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
This year,
officials are particularly concerned about the zika virus, a virus that
originated in Africa but is now spreading into South America and the US.
The infection is suspected of causing babies to be born with
underdeveloped brains.
According to the Center of Disease Control there have been 82
cases of Zika in Florida so far, all of them in people who have traveled to area
where the disease is widespread.
The disease is carried by the Aedis Aegypti mosquito, which
can be found all around Florida.
You can help control the Aedis Aegypti population by removing
standing water from your property.
These mosquitoes tend to breed in standing water and once
they hatch they don’t travel far so removing standing water can greatly
decrease the mosquito population in your yard.
It’s also a good idea to wear mosquito repellent and long
pants and long sleeved shirts, especially at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes feed
most actively.
If you are still having a problem with mosquitoes call the
Franklin county mosquito control department at 670- 8730
and they can send someone to spray in your area.
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