Dump standing water to stop mosquitoes

Florida Keys News - Key West Citizen

Friday, August 31, 2012

Dump standing water to stop mosquitoes

Spraying ramps up post-Isaac

BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff
tohara@keysnews.com

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is ramping up its bug-killing efforts as Tropical Storm Isaac brought just enough tidal surge and rain to dampen many rural areas, promoting mosquito breeding.

The two weeks prior to Isaac were relatively dry Keyswide, but the minor storm surge and rain associated with the storm led to a large amount of mosquito breeding througho...

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