A deer mouse trapped in routine monitoring in the Fallbrook area has tested positive for hantavirus, prompting County officials to remind people to never sweep or vacuum up after rodents if they find them in homes, garages, sheds or cabins.
San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors voted to move ahead with a $7.5 million first-phase improvement project for the popular Lindo Lake County Park in Lakeside.
Credit: shutterstock San Diego County residents can get a close-up look at an entire squadron of WWII bombers and fighter planes at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad May 2-5 and Ramona Airport May 6-8.
County Supervisor Greg Cox, public health and environmental health officials held a West Nile virus prevention kickoff event to remind everyone that it’s time again for all of us to protect ourselves from mosquitoes and the diseases they can spread.
San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors has taken a step toward creating a new park for Spring Valley residents, voting to spend $6.4 million to buy nine acres of potential park land in the community.
Several ticks trapped in routine monitoring along Lopez Canyon Trail in Sorrento Valley have tested positive for tularemia, prompting County Vector Control officials to urge people to remember to protect themselves and their pets when hiking.
San Juan Capistrano may have its swallows, but in San Diego County in the spring we have crane flies! Especially after wet winters like the one we’ve just had. Crane flies look like giant mosquitoes, but they’re not. Some people think they eat mosquitoes, but they don’t. So, what are they?
