MOSQUITOES ARE ALREADY OUT IN FORCE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA…AND DR. MARK DIMENNA WITH THE CITY’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS.
HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB HIS OFFICE IS ALREADY BUSY. HE SAYS HIS STAFF IS OUT IN THE FIELD LOOKING FOR PROBLEM AREAS OF STANDING WATER WHERE THEY’RE FINDING MOSQUITO LARVAE. CREWS ARE CONTROLLING THAT AS BEST THEY CAN. DIMENNA SAYS THEY’RE ALSO TAKING SPRAYING REQUESTS THROUGH THE 3-1-1 LINE.
DIMENNA SAYS THEY’RE NOW CATCHING MOSQUITOES TO SEE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS MOST SEVERE…AND THOSE MOSQUITOES ARE ALSO BEING TESTED FOR WEST NILE VIRUS.
