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Bumper Crop of Mosquitoes Expected in Florida

PostPosted: Sat Mar 15, 2003 10:08 am
by RudyGomez
Conditions Perfect for a Bumper Crop of Mosquitoes

Karen Voyles, Sun Staff Writer, [email protected]

Drought conditions during the past year and heavy rains that left floodwaters covering parts of North Florida this week are the perfect combination to produce a bumper crop of mosquitoes during the next few weeks. "We have everything we need for instant mosquitoes right now," said Jerry Butler, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences professor of medical and veterinary entomology.

Full Article:
http://gainesvillesun.com/apps/pbcs.dll ... ofile=1007

PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 5:04 pm
by moose
Here in Michigan the Dept of Public Health is starting to bring about awareness as well. The posibility of increased West Nile Virus is pretty good.