SENTINEL CHICKEN TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Download as PDF June 25, 2009

SENTINEL CHICKEN TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS

--First sign of West Nile virus in Yolo County

Elk Grove, Calif. — The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) announced today that one sentinel chicken located in Yolo County has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).  The chicken is part of a flock located in Merritt, an… Continue reading

WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY IS BACK IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Download as PDF June 22, 2009 WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY IS BACK IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY --Mosquito Sample in South Sacramento Tests Positive Elk Grove, Calif.—The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) received confirmation today that a mosquito sample has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). This mosquito sample is the first one to test positive this year and was collected in the Elder Creek area in South Sacramento County. “Finding… Continue reading

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Bloodsucking freaks

Disease-carrying mosquitoes breed beneath the streets of Sacramento  | Published May 28, 2009  | By Jackson Griffith  | A good chef can dip a ladle into a pot, pull it up for inspection and tell you precisely how a soup is coming along. On this late-spring morning, Randy Burkhalter stood over a catch basin, or storm drain, at Markham Way and 12th Street in Sacramento’s Land Park neighborhood, positioning a white plastic ladlelike cup… Continue reading

Cemeteries focus on mosquito fight

By Sarah Frier sfrier@sacbee.com Published: Monday, May. 25, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 4B People visit loved ones at cemeteries on Memorial Day weekend, bringing flowers for the built-in vases and adding some water. Standing water. You know what that means. Mosquitoes. But not this year. The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Vector and Control District has spent $12,500 to get local cemeteries to use crystals that turn the water into gel, preventing mosquitoes from breeding. Water crystals… Continue reading

Water crystals used to stop mosquito breeding in vases

By Daily Democrat Staff Created: 05/23/2009 02:30:33 AM PDT This Memorial Day weekend, many will visit local cemeteries to honor veterans and loved ones that have passed away and it could prove dangerous, according to the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District. Since mosquitoes can breed in the stagnant water collected in cemetery vases, officials have been working with local cemeteries to fill the vases with water crystals that turn the water into… Continue reading

Using the 7 D’s to Fight West Nile Virus

Are you doing all you can to keep your family safe from West Nile virus? The first step is minimizing their exposure to mosquitoes. The Sacramento/Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control Agency has advice on eliminating mosquitoes. Click here for full story: http://sacramento.momslikeme.com/members/JournalActions.aspx?g=190549&m=5085982

Aerial hunter sniffs out mosquito-ridden pools

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