Mosquito Control District launches new technique to combat spread of mosquito-borne illness

Mosquito Control District launches new technique to combat spread of mosquito-borne illness

By Keely McCormick Click here for updates on this story     PASCO COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — The Pasco County Mosquito Control District is launching a new technique to fight mosquito-borne illness from spreading within the region. It is called the Sterile Insect Technique. This technique will target the aedes aegypti mosquito, which is known to spread serious disease. This technique will take sterilized male mosquitoes and release them into the wi…

Pasco County Mosquito Control District launches new technique to combat spread of mosquito-borne illness

The Pasco County Mosquito Control District is launching a new technique to fight mosquito-borne illness from spreading within the region. It is called the Sterile Insect Technique. This technique will target the aedes aegypti mosquito, which is known to spread serious disease.This technique will take sterilized male mosquitoes and release them into the wild to mate with local females. Adriane Rogers with the Pasco County Mosquito Control Distric…

The Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, is calling on governments in the region to eliminate breeding grounds for mosquitoes that cause diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya. The agency’s director, Jarbas Barbosa, called on health ministries to increase surveillance and lead campaigns to combat the transmitting insects. Poor waste management Barbosa spoke during […]

The director general of the National Association of Environmental Health Companies (ANECCLA), has warned that the proliferation of mosquitoes this year will be especially intense due to the abundant rains recorded during the spring, which have created the perfect breeding ground for these insects.On the occasion of the Week of Action against Mosquitoes, which is celebrated from 5 to 9 May, he recalls that "the mosquito is the most lethal animal …