IT COULD BE A GOOD YEAR FOR THE MOSQUITOES. DR. MARK DIMENNA WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS A COMBINATION OF EARLY WARM WEATHER AND INCREASED FLOWS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE COULD CAUSE A SURGE IN THE MOSQUITO POPULATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE BOSQUE.
FROM A HEALTH STANDPOINT, THE MAIN CONCERN IN WEST NILE VIRUS WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS.
