With a warm climate, multiple water sources and high humidity, South Florida is a mosquito-breeding ground. While South Florida’s residents spray to prevent annoying mosquito bites, there is another reason to control the mosquito population. Starting in 2015, the Zika virus began spreading across the world. Originally found in Uganda, it spread to Brazil in…
The Zika virus has been making headlines all over the world, and many South Florida residents are rightly concerned about it. Indeed, Florida’s health officials are preparing for a potential Zika outbreak. Making matters worse, at this time, there isn’t a vaccine to prevent it. This microbe causes Zika virus disease, which usually involves headaches,…
Ever wonder why the mosquitoes are worse out by the lake or the pool? Female mosquitoes begin the process of complete metamorphosis by laying eggs in stagnant water as little as one quarter of an inch deep. You typically see mosquitoes flying around grass and shrubbery as the adult mosquitoes thrive in slightly moist areas…