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When should you stop spraying for mosquitoes in Worcester MA?

Why stop spraying for mosquitoes in the fall months? The rationale behind ending mosquito spraying in Worcester during this period is largely based on the natural life cycle of mosquitoes. As temperatures begin to drop in late summer and early fall, mosquito activity dwindles. Mosquitoes become less active and are less likely to pose a nuisance or disease transmission risk. By late September or mid October, the mosquito population is usually on the decline in Worcester.

Science is abuzz with new mosquito identification app!

These days, there is an app for everything.  In times past, you might have photographed a mosquito to identify it.  Scientists are readying a new identification app, which doesn’t require you phone camera.  It uses your phone’s microphone. Ingenuity has delivered a crowd-sourced method of mosquito identification, which can help determine the type of mosquitoes that are in your backyard.  Over the years, mosquito studies have proved costly and time-consuming.  Scientists usually trap and study mosquito species.  A phone app is about to be released, which will allow us to help identify the types of mosquitoes we have flying around your home, by sound.

Local students and boy scouts trapping mosquitoes to help US Dept. of Agriculture

What could be better than combining mosquito awareness education and mosquito surveillance? The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created a program to gain better insights about where specific mosquito breeds are present, to create a map for tracking…
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