Santa Clara County officers introduced Thursday that an invasive breed of mosquito had been present in a fourth location in San Jose, in line with a press launch.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is an non-native species that’s identified for aggressive biting throughout the day and may transmit a number of totally different ailments. The mosquito has been present in six places all through Santa Clara County. Most lately, it was present in San Jose round Cortez Avenue and Orlando Drive.
“The threat posed by Aedes aegypti is growing, and we need everyone to pitch in now to prevent this day-biting mosquito from becoming established in Santa Clara County,” stated Edgar Nolasco, director of the County of Santa Clara Shopper and Environmental Safety Company. “In the interest of public health, we need businesses and residents to check their properties for sources of standing water and remove them. And we need the people who live in areas where this invasive mosquito has been found to work together with district staff and allow them to inspect their properties.”
The mosquito is a couple of quarter-inch in dimension and might be recognized by black and white stripes on its again and legs. They have an inclination to solely feed on people and don’t fly farther than 500 toes from the place they hatch.
The mosquito has been present in six places in San Jose close to Oak Hill Funeral House and Memorial Park and close to Cortez Avenue and Orlando Drive and in South San Jose, Santa Clara, Gilroy and East San Jose. County officers attributed rising mosquito exercise to hotter temperatures introduced by local weather change.
Authorities said that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have persistent populations in 19 California counties, largely within the Central Valley and Southern California. Nevertheless, the mosquitoes’ presence is seen, however not established, in 4 Bay Space counties.
County officers warned that the mosquito can transmit ailments like dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever. In 2024, the Los Angeles County Division of Public Well being reported 12 instances of regionally acquired dengue.
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes don’t want a lot water to put their eggs and have a tendency to put eggs in simply above the water line in small, synthetic sources of water, like buckets, pet dishes, fountains and hen baths, plant pots and saucers and previous tires. The eggs may survive for greater than a 12 months in dry situations.
The county’s efforts to forestall the invasive mosquitoes from establishing a everlasting inhabitants embrace trapping grownup mosquitoes, inspecting properties to search out mosquito larvae and habitats and treating any recognized larvae with pesticide.
The county said they may quickly deal with the world surrounding Cortez Avenue and Orlando Drive with a collection of broad space larvicide spraying, which is completed with truck-mounted tools; officers additionally they’d use adult-mosquito-control remedies if needed. The county has beforehand sprayed pesticides in neighborhoods the place mosquitoes doubtlessly carrying West Nile virus have been discovered.
County officers suggested residents to guard themselves from mosquito bites by making use of insect repellants, sporting long-sleeve shirts, pants, socks and sneakers throughout they day when mosquitoes are most lively and ensuring window and door screens are in good situation.
Additionally they really useful correctly screening rain barrels, cisterns and irrigation drains to forestall mosquito entry; fixing leaky water taps and damaged sprinkler heads; avoiding overwatering lawns and vegetation; dumping out any standing water and ensuring the water stage of swimming swimming pools permits for correct circulation and filtration. Residents had been additionally instructed to wash and scrub any containers with scorching soapy water or bleach to take away any Aedes aegypti eggs and depart them to dry for no less than a day.
As county officers go to neighborhoods to deal with mosquitoes, they suggested residents to permit employees entry to their properties for inspection and remedy and to report day-biting mosquitoes to the Vector Management District at 408-918-4770 or vectorinfo@cep.sccgov.org.
The county Vector Management District may also be holding a group assembly at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Anthony Dorsa Elementary Faculty at 1290 Bal Harbor Manner in San Jose.
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