From ABC 30
August 26, 2022
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — You might want to take a closer look at any standing water near your home, from planters to unmaintained swimming pools.
“If you see anything that’s wiggling like this, it’s mosquito larvae, dump it out,” says Katherine Ramirez, the scientific education coordinator with Fresno County Mosquito Control.
She adds: “It doesn’t matter the area. We’re finding the virus in all areas. It could be that your neighbor has an unmaintained swimming pool.”
While these aren’t fully grown mosquitoes, Ramirez says mosquitoes are temperature-dependent, so the hotter the temperature the faster the development.
“That’s why its important to check water sources on a daily basis when we have hot temperatures or at least once a week,” she says.