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| Mosquito Activity (Scale from 0 to 5) |
- Trap counts were low again this week due to the dry conditions.
The only significant increase this week was from tiger mosquitoes in
a few spots.
- Although mosquito trap counts are low the overall mosquito
activity remains at a 2 this week due to the horse testing positive
for Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Suffolk.
- No mosquito samples have been sent for testing this year in
Portsmouth due to the low trap counts, we have not trapped enough
mosquitoes to send for testing this year.
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| Surveillance |
- There is minimal standing water in the city and almost all
areas are dry. The average rain fall last week was .35 inches. Some
areas received close to an inch of rain last week.
- 5 CDC style traps were set this week, with a total of 85
mosquitoes caught for an average of 17 per trap. CDC trap counts
were about the same as last week.
- 18 Omni-Directional Fay-Prince (OFP) were set this week, with a
total of 347 tiger mosquitoes for an average of 20 per trap. Tiger
mosquito counts up this week, especially in the areas that have
received rain recently.
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| Service Requests |
- We had 3 service calls this week. This brings the total for the
year to 20 calls.
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| Control Efforts |
- Crews treated 400 acres earlier this week.
- With the dry conditions crews are directing efforts are being
directed towards source reduction normally conducted during the
winter months.
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| Citizens Mosquito Control |
- While mosquito counts are low to prevent mosquito bites
residents need to remember to use insect repellants. Any of the many
commercially available products containing DEET, oil of lemon
eucalyptus, or Picaridin have been proven effective and safe.
Remember, even if we sprayed your neighborhood every night, we still
would not be able to kill all the mosquitoes.
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