Media Releases
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Revolutionizing Mosquito Control Efforts by Joel Buettner
Joel Buettner March 2024 Wing Beats Drone Article
Record Public Service Requests for Anopheles Mosquitoes
In the past week, we've received a record number of public service requests about mosquito activity. We appreciate our residents reporting unusually high mosquito activity in the county through our website and by phone. Our administrative and field staff have been working hard to respond quickly to your reports by returning calls and emails and conducting property inspections. Anopheles freeborni, the rice field [...]
West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes and Dead Bird Detected in West Roseville
Placer Mosquito urges residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites with an EPA-registered repellent ROSEVILLE, Calif., June 21, 2023 – The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District confirmed the first mosquito sample and dead bird to test positive for West Nile virus in the county for 2023. The mosquitoes and dead bird were collected in western Placer County near the [...]
Invasive Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Found in Roseville
ROSEVILLE, JUNE 13, 2023 - The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District detected an invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito in Roseville today. The Aedes aegypti mosquito, commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito, was found in the Cherry Glen neighborhood of Roseville. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have been spreading throughout California since 2013. This mosquito is small with black and white striped legs [...]
Record Amounts of Rainfall Create Perfect Conditions for Mosquitoes
Mosquito Awareness Week, observed April 16 - 22, 2023, educates California residents about mosquitoes and how to help prevent the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases SACRAMENTO, APRIL 12, 2023 -- One of the wettest years in history has left standing water across the state, creating perfect conditions for mosquitoes to develop. Stagnant water creates havens for disease-spreading mosquitoes, and mosquito experts [...]