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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by John Bozarjian | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog, Mosquitos
These days, the risk of contracting a mosquito-borne disease is no longer limited to people living in tropical and/or impoverished areas where mosquito populations are at their most diverse and abundant. The Zika virus epidemics that occurred during 2015 and 2016...