Mosquito season is back in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- As the upwind warms, mosquitoes are again buzzing crossed Central California, perchance carrying deadly viruses.

"They transmit West Nile microorganism and Saint Louis encephalitis microorganism successful this area," the manager of subject and outreach for the Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District, Katherine Ramirez, said.

The Fresno County Public Health Department says those viruses bring connected flu-like symptoms and travel backmost each summer.

"Fresno County did spot 3 (West Nile) cases by July 2024 and 1 decease by September 2024," FCPH wellness educator, Leticia Berber stated.

The Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District, which catches mosquitoes for microorganism testing, says the insect lone needs a spoon of h2o to develop.

"It tin beryllium successful a canine dish, it tin beryllium successful a angiosperm cookware saucer, gait drain," Ramirez explained.

Mosquitos thrive successful environments with lasting water, truthful you privation to usage repellent with DEET oregon lipid of citrus eucalyptus arsenic the progressive ingredients connected each exposed skin.

The territory says present is the clip to beryllium proactive astir keeping the insects distant from you and your home.

"Light, escaped covering is besides a bully mode to forestall bites and past conscionable dump h2o sources," Ramirez advised.

Some mosquitoes are tiny capable to acceptable done your information surface door.

"Window surface mesh is tiny enough, truthful we urge residents usage that arsenic a gauge," Ramirez said.

The territory offers free gait inspections to assistance radical place however to support mosquitoes from coming around.

A communal culprit is gait drains.

"Those holes are excessively ample truthful mosquitoes tin acceptable done determination easily, truthful the lone happening we tin bash is adhd a model surface nether the cap," Ramirez explained.

You privation to cheque the mesh monthly for holes oregon tears.

Homeowners whitethorn beryllium tempted to spray their yards with a pesticide to support mosquitoes away, but they tin beryllium costly and the territory says they whitethorn not beryllium effective.

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