The Buzz is a weekly summary
disseminate important information about mosquitoes and mosquito
control in the City of Portsmouth.
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Dominique Turner and Mary Seitz treat storm drains and catch basins
in the down town area May 5, 2008. |
| Mosquito Activity (Scale from 0 to 5) |
- City wide activity is a 1.
- Once again we received close to 1 inch of rain last week. The
cool temperatures and high winds slowed the mosquitoes down for a
few days, but as of Wednesday this week activity was increasing
rapidly.
- Trap counts were not an accurate measure of the true mosquito
activity due to the high winds and cooler temperatures. The
mosquitoes are out and getting worse every day, especially the tiger
mosquitoes. Residents must get out and dump out all standing water
around the home.
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| Surveillance and Control |
- 7 CDC style light traps were set this week, a total of 66
mosquitoes were caught. The average number of mosquitoes per trap
was 9.
- 5 OFP style traps were set this week (2 were damaged by the high
winds), no tiger mosquitoes were caught.
- We sprayed just over 896 acres for adult mosquitoes this week.
Additional areas may be treated later this week. Information on
spray activities is posted on the Mosquito Spray Hotline (393-8666
press 1 when prompted). Citizens can call and listen to a recorded
message to find out what areas are scheduled for mosquito spraying.
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| Service Requests |
- We have had 3 service requests this week.
- Service requests should increase next week in advance of the
Memorial Day weekend.
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