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San Diego County residents now have another reason to find and dump out standing water in and around their homes to fight mosquitoes — the aggressive, day-biting “Aussie Mozzie” has arrived.
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Summer’s here and it’s time to start hitting the beaches! And it’s a good time to check out the County’s “Check In Before You Get In,” app that lets you check beach water quality right from your smartphone or laptop.
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You can roll your old, gasoline-powered lawn mowers and other gas-fueled gardening equipment down to SDCCU Stadium on Saturday, May 12, and come away with new, zero-emission models. The new mowers are only $99.99 and chainsaws, hedge trimmers and string trimmers are $79.99.
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With temperatures rising this weekend and summer coming, the County of San Diego is scheduled on Wednesday to drop its first round of larvicide this year on roughly 48 rivers, streams, ponds and other waterways to kill mosquito larvae.
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We don’t get that much rain here in San Diego county, but it only takes a little bit of sitting water to attract mosquitoes. County mosquito expert Chris Conlan shows you what kind of items you might have in your backyard that mosquitoes can easily breed in.
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Our winter rains have finally arrived and that rain barrel you invested in is filling up! But are you sure your rain barrel is safe — that it won’t turn into a mosquito factory once the weather warms up?
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County officials are reminding people to avoid rodents in the wild and to never sweep up or vacuum up rodent infestations in their homes, sheds and garages after more wild mice have tested positive for hantavirus.
