Mosquitos | B & B Pest Control

Which Communities Remain At Risk For EEE-Carrying Mosquitoes Now That November Has Arrived?

by John Bozarjian | Nov 11, 2019 | Blog, Mosquitos, Pest Control

This year’s outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) put the entire state at risk and on alert for mosquitoes spreading the deadly virus. Twelve people in the state were diagnosed with the virus, with three of them dying from this rare...

Why Experts Say That This Year’s Outbreak Of Eastern Equine Encephalitis In Massachusetts Will Reoccur Next Year, And How State Officials Are Already Preparing

by John Bozarjian | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog, Mosquitos, Pest Control

Mosquitoes are easily one of the most dangerous insect pests in the country, spreading a number of diseases, including West Nile, malaria, St. Luis Encephalitis, and the zika virus just to name a few, to humans through their bite. They also spread a disease known as...

Another EEE Fatality Occurred In Massachusetts, And A 5 Year Old Girl Is One Of 12 People In The State To Have Contracted The Disease This Year

by John Bozarjian | Oct 17, 2019 | Blog, Mosquitos

In Massachusetts this year an unprecedented number of people have contracted eastern equine encephalitis from bites inflicted by infected mosquitoes. Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, is a mosquito-borne disease that is typically rare in Massachusetts and the...

How Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes May Be Controlled With Spider Venom Grown From Fungus

by John Bozarjian | Aug 26, 2019 | Blog, Mosquitos

Entomologists, biologists and other researchers have long been working to develop methods of reliable mosquito control, but since the Zika scare hit the United States during 2015 and 2016, this sort of research has expanded tremendously in scope. Non-native mosquito...

Residents In 22 Massachusetts Communities Are At Risk Of Contracting Deadly Mosquito-Borne Disease

by John Bozarjian | Aug 16, 2019 | Blog, Mosquitos, Pest Control

Some mosquito species in Massachusetts are capable of transmitting several diseases to humans. One of the most devastating mosquito-borne diseases transmitted in the United States is known as “eastern equine encephalitis.” This disease is rarely contracted by...

Which Mosquito-Borne Viruses Infect Massachusetts Residents?

by John Bozarjian | Apr 9, 2019 | Blog, Mosquitos

More than 3,000 mosquito species have been documented worldwide, but only 150 species dwell within the United States. The state of Massachusetts is home to 51 mosquito species, some of which spread disease to humans. Some mosquito species in the state dwell within...