The Buzz is a weekly summary
disseminate important information about mosquitoes and mosquito
control in the City of Portsmouth.
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Mosquito fish are natural predators of mosquitoes. These mosquito
fish can be found all over the city of Portsmouth thanks to stocking
efforts in the 1960’s. |
| Mosquito Activity (Scale from 0 to 5) |
- City wide activity remains a 1.
- In general trap counts were up slightly this week, but well
below normal for this time of year due to the dry conditions.
- We only averaged .67 inches of rain last week with the spotty
rain showers.
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| Surveillance and Control |
- 7 CDC style light traps were set this week, a total of 492
mosquitoes were caught. The average number of mosquitoes per trap
was 70. This was up some from last week.
- 5 OFP style traps were set this week, a total of 97 tiger
mosquitoes were caught. The average number of tiger mosquitoes per
trap was 19. This was about double the count for last week but well
below normal for this time of year.
- 4 gravid traps were set this week, a total of 247 mosquitoes
were caught. The average number of mosquitoes per trap was 61. Trap
counts were up this week. This was the first week we had enough
mosquitoes to send for virus testing, due to the holiday test
results are not expected until next week. Mosquito virus activity
has been low in the entire state this year.
- 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 received four service requests this week, all were caused by
asian tiger mosquitoes.
- The small spike in service requests is normal due to the holiday
weekend. The weekly rain showers should cause tiger mosquito counts
and service requests to increase.
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| Special Notes |
- Tips for enjoying a holiday weekend with out mosquito bites.
- Wear light colored, loose fitting, long sleeve clothing.
- Wear CDC approved insect repellant before entering mosquito
infested areas.
- This is the perfect time to do some spring cleaning out in
the yard. Clean out the rain gutters, keep hedges trimmed back
to allow air circulation, and most importantly remember to empty
all water around the house.
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