National Mosquito Week June 20-26
The Buzzing. The Bite. The Itch. How to Minimize Risk
Photo courtesy of San Joaquin County Mosquito Vector & Control District.
Delta residents well know how pesky mosquitos can be. The buzzing. The bite. The itch.
Subliminally we are all aware of the dangers and the risks of mosquito borne disease. Preparation and readiness for mosquito season should be year-round even though the active season locally is from May through October.
Below is a list of resources, by county, you can use to request information and free mosquitofish to stock your water troughs, ponds, and other standing water areas/features. These little nippers consume the mosquito larvae before they move into adulthood.
In addition to requesting delivery of the fish or making an appointment to pick them up from your local Mosquito Abatement District, residents of San Joaquin County can pick up mosquitofish and information at the outreach programs in cities/venues around the county this week.
CITY | DATE | TIMES | LOCATION |
LODI | MON/JUNE 21 | OVER | —– |
RIPON | TUES/JUNE 22 | 9AM-10:30AM | Ripon City Hall parking lot/259 N. Wilma Street |
ESCALON | TUES/JUNE 22 | 11:30AM-1PM | Hogan parking lot/1051 Escalon Avenue |
STOCKTON | WED/JUNE 23 | 9AM-1PM | Swenson Park Golf Course parking lot/6803 Alexandria Place |
MANTECA | THURS/JUNE 24 | 9AM-11AM | Manteca Senior Center parking lot/enter at 295 Cherry Lane |
LATHROP | THURS/JUNE 24 | 12PM-1:30PM | Manuel Valverde Park near the Community Center/15557 Fifth Street |
TRACY | FRI/JUNE 25 | 11AM-1PM | In front of the Tracy Community Center/950 East Street |
CONTRA COSTA
https://www.contracostamosquito.com/free_mosquitofish.htm
SACRAMENTO-YOLO
https://www.fightthebite.net/services/request-service/
SAN JOAQUIN
http://sjmosquito.org/Reporting-Requesting-Service/Request-Service
SOLANO
Cyndy Green has been intrigued by news since she got a toy printing press as a six year old. She switched to visual story telling at the age of 12 with her first still camera and moved to broadcasting after an internship in 1974. After 28 years in broadcast news and another 8 teaching broadcasting, she still can’t live without a camera in hand and an editing computer nearby, so in retirement she continues creating visual stories.
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