Mosquitos that carry Zika already in New Orleans
Wynton Yates, WWL 10:50 PM. CDT August 09, 2016
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As a part of the New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board, Wesson said it's not a matter of if Zika carrying mosquitos will make their way to south Louisiana, but rather when. In fact, public health officials said those mosquitoes are already here, and it's a just matter of them biting a person already infected with the virus. They said that could start the spread Zika locally.
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"We've already got them here, there being produced in our back yard and containers and if that's the one message I can really get across is clean up your yards,? Wesson said.
Wesson explained the mosquitos that carry Zika don't need that much water to survive, they actually only need about a bottlecap full. She also explained elephant ears, a very popular plant in south Louisiana, tends to catch a lot of water at their base, serving as a perfect breeding ground for these mosquitos. She suggested if you put sand in the base of the plant it should keep mosquitos away from the water.
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Wynton Yates, WWL 10:50 PM. CDT August 09, 2016
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As a part of the New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board, Wesson said it's not a matter of if Zika carrying mosquitos will make their way to south Louisiana, but rather when. In fact, public health officials said those mosquitoes are already here, and it's a just matter of them biting a person already infected with the virus. They said that could start the spread Zika locally.
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"We've already got them here, there being produced in our back yard and containers and if that's the one message I can really get across is clean up your yards,? Wesson said.
Wesson explained the mosquitos that carry Zika don't need that much water to survive, they actually only need about a bottlecap full. She also explained elephant ears, a very popular plant in south Louisiana, tends to catch a lot of water at their base, serving as a perfect breeding ground for these mosquitos. She suggested if you put sand in the base of the plant it should keep mosquitos away from the water.
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