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CBS 4 Special Report: Zika Trials
From CBS4 February 19, 2020 HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas (CBS 4) — A mosquito-borne illness that instilled fear across the country in 2015, slowly made its way to the Rio Grande Valley. The Zika virus put everyone on high alert, especially expecting mothers wanting to have a healthy baby. To this day, there is still no cure…
Warm temperatures wake up mosquitoes in Sacramento region
From Fox 40 February 12, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — While the warm weather is accelerating the hatching of eggs and development of larvae in standing water, the mosquitos out and about over this winter warm spell are already mature. They’ve just been hibernating. With the number of man-made and natural waterways in the area,…
They’re back! Mosquitoes aggressive, hungry, seeking first blood in Sacramento area
From KCRA3 February 11, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Higher daytime temperatures are leading to an increase in mosquitoes seeking to draw the season’s first blood meals in the Sacramento region. “What we have right now are adult mosquitoes that have been hunkering down during winter months in area rice fields,” said Luz Robles, a Sac-Yolo…