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When should you stop spraying for mosquitoes in Worcester MA?

T Warner October 24, 2023 mosquito sprays, mosquito surveillance, Mosquitoes mosquito control, spraying for mosquitoes

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!

T Warner November 27, 2020 mosquito surveillance, Mosquitoes Central Mass mosquitoes, mosquito, mosquito identification, mosquitoes

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.

Mosquito Warning – There’s an App for That!

T Warner April 27, 2018 Chelmsford mosquitoes, mosquito surveillance Malaria, mosquito science

In the age where we tend to run our entire lives through our devices, it only makes sense that we would also try to use them in every way possible to protect ourselves. The Guardian has published a fascinating article…
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Local students and boy scouts trapping mosquitoes to help US Dept. of Agriculture

T Warner June 5, 2016 5 T's of mosquito control, mosquito surveillance, Zika Virus Central MA mosquito perimeter spray, mosquito control Central Mass

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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