St. Lucie County using technology to fight mosquitoes

The calendar says there are only a few more days left in summer, but a summertime pest shows no signs of disappearing.

THE CALENDAR SAYS THERE AREONLY A FEW MORE DAYS LEFT INSUMMER& BUT A SUMMERTIME PESTSHOWS NO SIGNS OFDISAPPEARING.

THIS MORNING,NEWSCHANNEL 5LOOKS AT SOME NEW TECHNOLOGYDESIGNED TO KEEP YOU SAFE, BYHELPING TO GET A HANDLE ON TAREA MOSQUITO POPULATION.2020 HAS NOT BEEN A BAD YEAR&WHEN IT COMES TO MOSQUITOS.(SAV 9090 TC 31:10 :2“ITVERY HOT, VERY DRY”) ROGERJACOBSEN IS THE ASSISTANTDIRECTOR FOR MOSQUITO CONTROLIN ST.

LUCIE COUNTY.

(SAV 9090TC 31:04 :3“FORTUNATELY FORUS IT HASNYEAR”) (NAT..

OPENING UPCAGE) BUT TO BE MORE EFFICIENTMOSQUITO KILLERS& (NAT..

CAGE)THE COUNTY HAS A NEW MOSQUITOCOUNTER.

(SAV 9090 TC 20:22 :2“IT ACTUALLY COUNTS THEMOSQUITOS IN REAL TIME”) ASET OF FANS PUMP OUT CO2 TOLURE IN THE PESTS.

(SAV 9090TC 30:04 :7“THE MOSQUITOFLIES INSIDE HERE, GOES PASTTHE COUNTER, FAN PUSHES ITDOWN INTO THE BAG”) (COMPUTERSCREEN) REAL TIME RESULTS ROLLIN& (SAV 9090 TC 20:25 :7“TRAPPING IS VERY IMPORTANTFOR MOSQUITO CONTROL BECAUSETHATJUSTIFICATION TO APPLYTREATMENTS IF NECESSARY”)(STAND :12“BEYOND THESE TWONEW TRAPS, THE COUNTY HAS TWODOZEN OTHER TRAPS.

ALL OFTHOSE BUGS COLLECTED ANDBROUGHT BACK HERE TO BEIDENTIFIED.

MOST IMPORTANTLYTO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANYOTHER HEALTH HAZARDS OUT INTHE COMMUNITY”) (SAV 9090 TC32:01 :3“CERTAIN MOSQUITOESTRANSMIT CERTAIN KIND OFDISEASES”) (NAT SOUND FROMWOMAN INSIDE& A FEW WORDS?)DENGUE FEVER, ZIKA, WEST NILE&ALL HAVE MADE APPEARANCES INSOUTH FLORIDA IN RECENT YEARS.THERE ARE MORE THAN 80 TYPESOF MOSQUITOES IN FLORIDA& 37IN ST.

LUCIE COUNTY ALONE.

SOREMEMBER TO COVER UP AT DAWNAND DUSK& AND GET RID OFSTANDING WATER, SO YOU CANLEAVE THE BUG COUNTING& TO THEPROFESSIONALS.

IN SLC, JS WPTV