by John Bozarjian | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-borne disease that is becoming more common in several US states, most notably in Massachusetts where 12 individuals contracted the disease during 2019. Every year in the US, an average of 11 people contract EEE from...
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 9, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control
Massachusetts is home to more than fifty documented mosquito species, some of which are capable of transmitting disease to humans. The two primary mosquito-borne diseases that occur in Massachusetts are the West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). While...
