MOSQUITOES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS SPRING AND SUMMER. DR. MARK DIMENNA, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ABQ’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SAYS A MAJOR FACTOR IS THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE.
DIMENNA TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE MAIN CONCERN IS WEST NILE VIRUS WHICH CAN TURN INTO A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE. HE SAYS MOSQUITOES ARE ALREADY SHOWING UP IN LARGE NUMBERS…EARLIER THAN USUAL.
