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Last week, the OC Mosquito and Vector Control District announced that multiple mosquitoes found and tested from Fairview Park in Costa Mesa were confirmed to have the West Nile Virus.
They immediately treated the area with mosquito-killing plumes, but to imagine that they eradicated the problem would be naive.
To protect yourself, make sure that you and your surrounding neighbors don’t have any standing water. This particularly is true for garbage cans without lids, garbage can lids that are upside down, and those 5-gallon buckets that are left beside houses for years on end that don’t seem to have any use. Even the smallest amounts of water can serve as a mosquito breeding ground.
Thankfully for the coastal residents of Newport, they are spared much of the onslaught of mosquitoes, but most of the rest of our city can still be affected, so please double-check and make sure that these guys can’t find sanctuary in your yard or on the side of your house!
The West Nile virus spread by mosquitoes the vast majority of the time. To avoid being bitten by a mosquito, Vector Control recommends taking these precautions:
– Eliminate any standing water around your house.
– Make sure all window and door screens on your house are in good repair.
– Wear a repellent containing DEET®, Picaridin, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, or IR 3535.
– Contact the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District to report dead birds or neglected pools.
