San Diego County will conduct its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year Wednesday to stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading diseases.
Mosquitoes can carry viruses including dengue, malaria, chikungunya and Zika. They are a growing public health threat abroad and in the United States.
San Diego County started using helicopters to drop solid, granular larvicide on hard-to-reach areas of standing water in rivers, streams, ponds and other waterways where mosquitoes can breed in the early 2000s after West Nile virus arrived, a statement from the county reads. The aerial larvicide drops are conducted roughly once a month from April through October.West Nile virus is mainly a bird disease.
Several types of invasive Aedes mosquitoes have established themselves in the county in recent years, requiring more of a public effort to prevent their breeding and spread. Mosquito fish, available for free by contacting the county's Vector Control Program, may be used to control mosquito breeding in backyard standing water sources such as unmaintained swimming pools, ponds, fountains and horse troughs.
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