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May 7th 2008- Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District has started West Nile Virus adult
mosquito surveillance trapping. Trapping will be conducted on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday nights, weather permitting, throughout the spring and summer and
until the first killing frost in the fall. CCMAD has also begun testing of
trapped mosquitoes for The West Nile Virus.
We are also taking
reports of standing water situations and responding to them. CCMAD inspection
and targeted larval control operations have begun in the county as well as on
the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge. CCMAD utilizes a biological control
measure active ingredient Bti, which is a bacteria that is ingested by mosquito
larvae and is a very efficient control measure. Bti dissipates from the water
within 24 hours after application.
Inspection and larval control staff
have noticed some over-irrigating practices especially around the Boise River
Road area south of Notus and Parma. This was a "hot" West Nile Virus area in
2006 and 2007 and residents should take notice of these practices. Source
reduction by eliminating mosquito breeding sites is the most efficient and
cheapest mosquito control effort.
May 12th 2008-
Our second week of trapping starts this week. Last week trapping yielded some
West Nile vector species activity but NO positive disease presence. Vector
(mosquito species that can transmit the disease) were found in small numbers
around Lake Lowell, West of Wilder and near Caldwell Ponds.
There is an Urban Legend
going around about Listerine being used to kill mosquitoes. Listerine has a very
high alcohol percentage and will kill many things that it comes in contact with,
including landscape plants and flowers. The Canyon County Mosquito Abatement
District recommends not applying this product to kill mosquitoes. There are some
very good insecticides available that are registered for mosquito control.
Just read and follow the label directions for these products. For more
information about the Listerine Urban Legend go the following web site:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/alisterine.htm
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