{"id":3375,"date":"2013-05-13T09:36:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T13:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=3375"},"modified":"2013-05-13T09:45:05","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T13:45:05","slug":"mosquito-trapping-and-spraying-lcc-2013-04-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/mosquito-trapping-and-spraying-lcc-2013-04-23.html","title":{"rendered":"Mosquito trapping and spraying @ LCC 2013-04-23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YXHpQZrXTaU\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YXHpQZrXTaU\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nA logical and systematic plan for mosquito trapping and spraying\r\nis what\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/content.asp?pid=23&#038;id=145\">\r\nPublic Works Director Robin Cumbus<\/a> described at the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/videos-trucks-and-row-crops-lcc-2013-04-23.html\">\r\n23 April 2013 Regular Session<\/a> of the Lowndes County Commission.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nShe said the county contracts with VSU for trapping and surveillance.\r\nMosquitoes\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/health.state.ga.us\/pdfs\/epi\/vbd\/MOSQUITO%20TRAPS%20and%20the%20use%20of%20OCTENOL%20or%20Lurex.pdf\">\r\ntrapped<\/a> either by the county or by VSU are sent to Public Health Atlanta for testing.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8735482624\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Mostly in July, Aug, Sep\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7302\/8735482624_2dc0d39895_m.jpg\" alt=\"Mostly in July, Aug, Sep\"><\/a>\r\nThis testing is\r\npresumably for\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/health.state.ga.us\/epi\/vbd\/mosquito.asp\">\r\nmosquito-borne diseases<\/a>;\r\nAccording to\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/diseasemaps.usgs.gov\/wnv_ga_mosquito.html\">\r\nUSGS disease maps using CDC data<\/a>,\r\nthere were 15 cases of positive test results for\r\nWest Nile virus in Lowndes County in 2012;\r\nthat&#8217;s 13% of the total of 113 for the whole state.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8734363711\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"15 West Nile Cases in Lowndes County in 2012\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7320\/8734363711_60656df163_z.jpg\" alt=\"15 West Nile Cases in Lowndes County in 2012\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nShe continued:\r\n<\/p><!--more-->\r\n<blockquote>\r\nThe county is laid out into a value-rated system.\r\nWe took historical data like storm data, nursing homes, school bus stops,\r\nand we came up with the low kind of areas, and then on the high areas\r\nwe basically focus in on those areas in larvaciding.\r\nBecause we do not have the resources to cover the entire county\r\nwithout a helicopter, we try to make our efforts logical,\r\nsystematic.\r\nAnd when we get complaints, we actually go out\r\nand take landing rates and we record them.\r\nSo that way if we get another complaint in the same area\r\nwe have something kind of gauge it.\r\nAnd once the landing counts get to a certain level then we may ask for \r\npermission to take it to another level or we may get a declaration\r\nfor emergency.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nI don&#8217;t know about you, but I&#8217;m just as glad that the county does not\r\nhave a helicopter for spraying.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YXHpQZrXTaU\">\r\nthe video:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YXHpQZrXTaU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nMosquito trapping and spraying\r\n<br>\r\nRegular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 23 April 2013.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A logical and systematic plan for mosquito trapping and spraying is what Public Works Director Robin Cumbus described at the 23 April 2013 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission. 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