Hurricane Irma’s Impact on Mosquitoes

Hurricane Irma Press Release    For Immediate Release:  09/18/2017 For further information, contact Shelly Redovan, Deputy Director, Education & Communication at (239) 694-2174 or redovan@lcmcd.org   Hurricane Irma’s Impact on Mosquito Populations   Ft....

SLE in California

A mosquito carrying a possibly debilitating virus rarely seen in Northern California has been found in the town of Plumas Lake, 30 mi [approx. 48 km] north of Sacramento, local health officials said on [Mon 7 Aug 2017]. The virus is spread through bites from infected...

Yellow Fever Travel Advisory

The CDC has issued a Level 2 Travel Alert for Yellow Fever in areas of Brazil. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/yellow-fever-brazil Yellow fever is a viral disease found in tropical regions of Africa and the Americas that mainly affects humans and monkeys...

Latest Zika information from ProMed

ZIKA VIRUS (45): WORLDWIDE, WHO, RESEARCH, COMMENT ************************************************** A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org>  ...

Invitation to Bid

Invitation to Bid Notice is given that the Board of Commissioners for the Lee County Mosquito Control District and the Lee County Hyacinth Control District will receive SEALED BIDS for furnishing the MOSQUITO CONTROL ADULTICIDES, LARVICIDES, AQUATIC HERBICIDES, and...

Don’t breed your own mosquitoes

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the two mosquitoes that can spread Zika virus by biting a person infected with Zika and later biting another person, introducing the Zika virus through the mosquitoes saliva. To check your property for places the Zika mosquitoes...