A few days ago, Eyewitness News reported that there has been 30 pools tested positive in Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island so far this year. That is a big number! On July 5th it was reported that a 66-year-old woman from Long Island had contracted the West Nile Virus. The symptoms included headache, weakness, fever, and blurry vision. She is now recovering at an upstate estate. She is the only reported human thus far to have been infected but the mosquito season is not over yet. Make sure you protect yourself and stay mosquito free this summer! JP McHale is a Westchester Pest Control company. We would love to help you with your mosquito problem! Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook.
A few days ago the Gossip Jackal reported that West Nile Virus has been tested positive in the 48 continental states. Make sure you are protected by using repellent when outside and not having any stagnant water in your lawn! If you have a mosquito problem in your lawn, JP McHale can help! Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook for an inspection!
Yesterday, Lohud.com published an article that announced a mosquito had tested positive for West Nile in Ramapo, which is located in Rockland County, New York. Officials say this is the earliest sighting of the virus they have seen and it is due from the hot and dry weather the county has been experiencing. All of the other 110 mosquitoes they sampled tested negative. People MUST be on the look out for mosquitoes and protect themselves properly. The virus now is in our area and people must take precaution. Learn how to protect yourself from mosquitoes. For more information or help with a tick, mosquito, or any other problem feel free to contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, facebook, or twitter. We even offer a special VIP Program that protects your lawn specifically from ticks, mosquitoes, and rodents. Read more about mosquitoes in our Mosquito Blog. JP McHale is one of the leading pest control companies in Westchester, New York & would love to help you with your pest problems!
National Geographic posted a segment about the future of mosquito control. Bill Gates and his wife funded researchers to come up with a solution to the increasing mosquito problem around the world. He wants to reduce the amount of people who die from mosquito-borne diseases. What the researchers came up with is phenomenal. They invented a laser that can kill only female mosquitoes. Check it out!
Today on the Geneva Sun’s website, the top story is how the West Nile Virus season is just around the corner. Humid temperatures and stagnant water are the two main breeding areas where mosquitoes like to live. Everyone still likes to enjoy the outdoors during spring and summer, so the two precautions you should take when spending time outside are to wear clothing that will cover your body and always apply bug spray. In the last two years there have not been too many cases of humans contracting the West Nile Virus, but this season could be different. The Culex mosquitoes are the only breed who can contract the virus. The way the cycle works is the virus originally starts on a bird who carries the disease, then a mosquito will feed on the bird, then bite a human. Not all people bit are affected by the virus, but if you experience a fever, headache, or body aches you should contact your local doctor. The article lists a few tips in order to avoid getting the West Nile Virus including the following:
Dawn and dusk are the times where mosquitoes are most active, so try and stay inside during these times.
Always cover your body when outside; wear long shirts, pants, socks, and sneakers.
When applying bug spray, make sure it includes DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus.
Make sure to keep bird bath water changed, and maintain wading pools daily.
After rain storms, make sure no water is gathered in one place, like in barrels, tires or pots. Try and prevent stagnant water from being present as much as possible.
By using these tips you will have an mosquito-free and healthy summer. To learn more about mosquitoes and to see how JP McHale Pest Management can help you and your family manage a mosquito problem, feel free to contact us by calling (800) 479-2284, email us, live chat, twitter, facebook, or check out our website. Have a safe summer!
On May 13, 2010 our very own Doug McHale who oversees the Tree and Turf Division here at JP McHale Pest Management Inc. had a brief interview with an ABC 7 News correspondent about the rise in mosquitoes in Rockland County. Mosquitoes are know to carry the West Nile Virus which can be spread from mosquitoes to humans and can be very harmful. According to the CDC, some symptoms include headache, fever, rashes on the skin, tiredness, and body aches. If you feel if you have any of these symptoms please contact your local doctor immediately.
If you are interested in learning about our mosquito services or have any questions feel free to contact us via email, twitter, live chat, or on facebook.
We all know about the devastating earthquake and after shocks that occurred in Haiti. JP McHale is proud to donate cases of Mosquito dunks to the relief effort. Mosquitoes can carry West Nile Virus and Malaria. These dunks will be placed in any stagnant water (where mosquitoes love to breed) and will assist in the prevention of mosquitoes. The last thing that any residents of Haiti, or any relief workers need is West Nile Virus or Malaria while they are helping to rebuild the country.
If you would like to donate to the relief afford please visit the Red Cross’ website.
Scientists at Vanderbilt and Yale University have been working a proposed “Mosquito Nose Transplant.” What they do is take the nose of a mosquito, which is the center of their antennae which is filled with nerve cells and “odor receptors” that react to different compounds and transplant them to either frog eggs or fruit flies. The scientist have done a great job, successfully transplanting most of the nose. The key to this whole operation, however, is that these mosquitoes carry malaria, the deadly disease that affects 500 million people. They transplant these cells and put them into frog eggs or fruit flies. By doing this, they are trying to combat this disease that is crippling and killing millions of people.
The two strategies have produced similar results, but are different in the set up. The process of transplanting the odor receptors to the frog eggs complex. DNA is injected into the eggs, while the odor receptors are put on the outside of the egg. The process with the frog eggs is rapid, very sensitive and you get a precise measurement. The fruit fly takes up to 3 months to engineer with the odor receptors in their antennae. However, despite the length, there are advantages to the fruit fly process. You can study compounds that don’t dissolve in water as well as detecting chemicals in the receptors rather than exciting them. The result of these studies have been encouraging. There are some compounds that will attract the mosquitoes more than humans do and also compounds that will repel the mosquitos. These developments are encouraging in the prevention of the spreading of malaria, a disease that kills millions.
In Morris County, New Jersey they have taken these facts and have put together a project that would help prevent above normal mosquito population. For the past ten years the county has put together a task force that has workers going into the wooded areas of the county and collecting old vehicle tires that have been dumped. Morris County states that they have recovered just about 52,000 tires since the program started 8 years ago. The state Department of Environmental Protection states that not only does it reduce the amount of mosquitoes that can populate different areas, it is also a huge environmentally friendly project. With every tire that is picked up it helps the environment as well as creating a credible recycling source of rubber. The rubber recovered is chopped up and recycled into things such as playgrounds, rubber footing rings for horseback riding, as well as landscaping. As a prevention project, Morris County officials say that the cleaning up of dumped tires will help prevent an “inborn” West Nile virus. Officials state that with the junk tires becoming few in numbers it means that they are getting rid of any lingering mosquitoes that can carry the West Nile virus, stating that most cases of the virus have been totally transient.
Mosquito populations can be prevented by a good percentage with the right prevention steps and tactics. Our Vector Intervention Program targets Mosquitoes, Rodents and Ticks. Please contact us if you are interested in a free inspection.
The symptoms included headache, weakness, fever, and blurry vision. She is now recovering at an upstate estate. She is the only reported human thus far to have been infected but the mosquito season is not over yet. Make sure you protect yourself and stay mosquito free this summer! JP McHale is a Westchester Pest Control company. We would love to help you with your mosquito problem! Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook.
Dawn and dusk are the times where mosquitoes are most active, so try and stay inside during these times.
