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 | Aug 13, 2019 | Blog, Pest Control
The northeast has been seeing a greater than normal rate of mosquito-borne disease this year, as one Kingston man was found to be infected with two seperate mosquito-borne diseases less than a week ago, and now a Plymouth man has been diagnosed with eastern equine...
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...