by John Bozarjian | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog, Mosquitos, Pest Control
During the summer of 2017, an entomologist with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project, Todd Duval, received a phone call from a New Bedford homeowner about unusually aggressive mosquito pests that had attacked her two children during the daytime. The two...
by John Bozarjian | May 26, 2020 | Blog, Mosquitos, Pest Control
Aedes albopictus, or the “Asian tiger mosquito,” has been rapidly expanding its invasive habitat range in the United States since the species was first documented in the country back in 1985. The first Asian tiger mosquito (ATM) specimens found in the US were...
by John Bozarjian | Apr 28, 2020 | Blog, Mosquitos
Numerous studies conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, research universities, and a variety of other academic and public health institutions have demonstrated that mosquito repellent products containing N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide prevent mosquito bites...
by John Bozarjian | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, Mosquitos
With the rise in the number of mosquito-borne disease cases, controlling the disease-causing mosquito species population is more important than ever. One common method of doing this is through the use of larvicides, particularly microbial larvicides since they pose...
by John Bozarjian | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog, Mosquitos
Massachusetts is home to 52 different species of mosquito, including the species primarily responsible for spreading West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. With the rise in EEE cases in the last year, an indicator that another three year outbreak cycle of...
by John Bozarjian | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog, Mosquitos
Massachusetts is home to more than 50 mosquito species, several of which are capable of spreading disease to humans. The West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis are the two most significant mosquito-borne diseases known to occur in Massachusetts. Culex...
