Source: NBC Los Angeles
Southern California residents are experiencing increased mosquito activity this year as unusually warm and humid weather creates favorable breeding conditions. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District says California experienced its warmest winter on record, followed by a warm spring, allowing mosquito breeding to continue with little interruption. The surge coincides with heightened concern about West Nile virus. Los Angeles County has reported at least 100 infections, its highest total since 2017, while Long Beach recently recorded its first West Nile virus death since that year.
Health officials are also detecting the virus in mosquitoes and birds. Although ankle-biting Aedes mosquitoes do not transmit West Nile virus, residents are encouraged to protect themselves from all mosquito species. Recommended precautions include eliminating standing water around homes, using EPA-registered mosquito repellents, wearing long sleeves and pants, particularly around dusk and dawn, and maintaining window and door screens. Officials warn that even overlooked sources of standing water can provide mosquito breeding sites.
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