Mosquito Season Has Arrived
June 9, 2019 10:19AM CDT
Health officials in Eastern Nebraska are taking steps to control mosquito populations that carry West Nile and other diseases as a wet spring has led to more breeding grounds for the biting insects. The Douglas County Health Department says in a news release that it’s using mosquito larvicide in potential breeding sites or stagnant waterways to help curb the spread of West Nile virus. The department is also trapping mosquitoes and testing dead birds for the disease.
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