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| Mosquito Activity (Scale from 0 to 5) |
- The city received an average of 1.75 inches of rain last week.
- The mosquito activity is a 2. The mosquito activity decreased
this week as trap counts continue to fall and cooler temperatures
are moving in.
- Cooler nighttime temperatures and shorter days mean the season
is winding down. There still may be increased mosquito activity on
warm evenings due to last week’s rain.
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| Surveillance |
- 8 CDC style light traps were set this week, a total of 689
mosquitoes were caught, for an average of 86 per trap. Trap counts
dropped by 38% from last week. Mosquito hot spots remain along the
southern city margins.
- Crews continue to monitor standing water for larvae and treat
where necessary.
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| Service Requests |
- We received no complaint calls this week.
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| Control Efforts |
- Cooler nighttime temperatures and above average winds have made
truck fogging difficult.
- Crews have continued to treat all standing water in roadside and
back ditches and storm drains.
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| Mosquito Control Facts (Tarps) |
- Many back yards have at least one tarp. While these are great
for sheltering wood, lawn mowers, or anything else from the weather,
tarps also make excellent breeding sites for container breeding
mosquitoes.
- Remember that after every rain event, any depressions in these
tarps will hold water. This water can also get trapped in folds of
the tarp, making it hard to see, but be assured mosquitoes will find
it and lay their eggs.
- One tarp that traps water can produce hundreds of
mosquitoes in your back yard.
- Please take the extra few minutes to mindfully dump all trapped
water in your tarp and to stretch the tarp taunt allowing water run
off, instead of pooling on top.
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