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Surveillance Results, Week Ending August 21
Culex species of mosquitoes (West Nile virus carriers) populations have declined by 15% this past week. The total number of West Nile Virus tests for the week ending August 21 was 40 tests on 26 sites. This also down significantly from last week.
Flood water mosquitoes and Irrigated Pasture mosquitoes continue to be an issue, with many service requests coming from residential areas located around schools and school athletic fields.
As night time temperatures decrease and daylight hours become shorter, the population of these two species will continue to decline.
CANYON COUNTY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT BUDGET APPROVED
On Thursday August 19, the CCMAD Board of Trustees approved the 2010 O.M. Budget (2011 Operational Year). The total budget approved was $945,300 of which $909,197 to be levied as property tax. The amount levied is down $20,000 from 2009 (2010 Operational Year). CCMAD calculated levy for mosquito abatement operations is $12.37/$100,000 of assessed valuation after the Home Owners Exemption.
Mosquito and Pesticide Use Plan, Lake Lowell Sector
The Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District has for eleven years been managing the mosquito population around the Lake Lowell Sector of DFNWR. The presence of Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE) was detected in cattle on ranch property that borders the south boundary of the refuge in 1999. Active arbovirus surveillance in the adult mosquito population was initiated in 2000. Lake Lowell Sector accounted for 40% of the positive West Nile pools detected and tested in Canyon County during the 2006 epidemic.
Mosquito and Pesticide Use Plan: Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Lowell Sector
2009 Annual Report Released
The year 2009 constitutes the eleventh operational and tenth tax funded year for the
Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District (CCMAD). The primary emphasis of
CCMAD is to abate and manage mosquito populations within the District boundaries.
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