Mosquitoes Love the Flowering Butterfly Bush

Many of us are drawn to the beauty of flowers. Not only for their array of colors and their ability to add brightness to any landscape or vase, but also for their scent. There’s nothing nicer than the smell of […]

Zika Virus: Women in Brazil Encouraged to Delay Pregnancy

At the end of December, Brazil was issued with a high alert warning surrounding a mosquito-borne virus.
The Zika virus is thought to be the cause of “microcephaly — a rare condition in which infants are born with shrunken skulls” of which […]

Fighting Mosquitoes: Every Little Helps

Unusually high amounts of rainfall have caused South Florida residents a concern of a ‘buzzy’ nature during this Holiday season. As mosquitoes only need very little water to breed, the Mosquito Control Department has its work cut out with additional […]

Can you imagine a world without mosquitoes?

Due to a significant increase in rainfall this year, December has seen a rise in mosquito activity in the Palm Beach County area. As rainfall has continued and temperatures have remained high further protective spraying measures are being carried out […]

Women in Brazil Warned not to have Babies due to Zika Virus

There have been further reports relating to the mosquito-borne virus known as Zika virus. In the northeastern part of Brazil, a concerning discovery has expectant mothers on high alert. If an infected mosquito bites an expectant mother a risk of […]

Facts and Some Current News On Mosquito Control

Esther M.
Apr-10-2021
Mosquitoes

It would be great to hear that the threat that comes with mosquitoes has been eliminated. The number of annual transmissions of mosquito-borne illnesses would be a thing of the past. All efforts to combat this tiny yet deadly bug […]

Mosquito Control: The Surprises and Possible Solutions

Esther M.
Mar-28-2021
Mosquitoes

Have you ever wondered where mosquitoes came from? Or whether they have always been biting human beings and other animals? Did you ever ask yourself why these bugs are so lethal? Or if there ever was folklore about how humans […]