Mosquito Control

There are many species of mosquitoes in the United States. Mosquitoes have always been a nuisance, but until recently, they seldom posed a serious health threat in non-malarial areas. That changed, however, with the arrival and proliferation of West Nile virus, a disease spread by mosquito bites which has become permanently established in the western hemisphere over the past 10 years.

Standing water is the mosquito nursery. Mosquitoes can hatch in a week or less, in as little as a half-inch of water.