DC creates new dashboard to track rat activity after launching birth control pilot program

The new dashboard is meant to provide the public with details on the District’s ongoing rodent control efforts.

Millions of mosquitos will be released in this Sacramento neighborhood. Here's why

The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District is expanding a program to attack the disease-carrying pests with a ...

DC rats are still on birth control, and apparently it's working to keep them away

If you've noticed a slight drop of rats across DC, it's because o curb its notorious rat problem by putting rodents on birth ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Here’s where to expect helicopter drops of mosquito larvicide around San Diego County

Above: An April 24 report from KUSI on the first mosquito larvicide drop of 2024. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Mosquito breeding season is in full swing. In an effort to mitigate the number of mosquitoes ...
East Oregonian

Vector control districts use drones to combat mosquito threat

UMATILLA, MORROW COUNTIES — As the sun rises, local vector control crews are tuned in to two familiar sounds: the whine of mosquitoes and the buzz of drones now being used to track them. Vector ...
inforum

Keeping bugs at bay costly

Cass County mosquito control is a tale of two different summers with a similar price tag. Above-average rainfall last year created perfect mosquito habitat. Workers in the Cass County Vector Control ...

Mosquitoes near San Carlos test positive for West Nile virus: Here’s what to know

The County of San Diego has detected West Nile Virus in mosquitoes collected near San Carlos, and is urging residents to ...
Fox 5 San Diego

When to expect 2025 helicopter drops of mosquito larvicide in San Diego County

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego County Vector Control Program is working to reduce mosquito populations throughout the county during mosquito breeding season, and several aerial mosquito ...