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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...

The Threat Posed By EEE-Carrying Mosquitoes In Residential Areas Of Massachusetts May Prompt Officials Into Delaying Trick-Or-Treating Festivities

by John Bozarjian | Oct 22, 2019 | Blog, Pest Control

The mosquito-borne disease known as eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) normally infects around seven people in the United States per year, and is considered rare in the country. This year, however, Massachusetts has seen an unprecedented number of residents contract...

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...