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County experiences first sign of Eastern Equine Encephalitis of the summer
By Front Page Edition on July 18th, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 1:44 pm
By Donna Green-Townsend – WUFT-FM Alachua County officials are monitoring the mosquito population after one of the county’s sentinel chickens was found to have eastern equine encephalitis. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green Townsend spoke with Environmental Health Director for the Alachua County Health [...]
Mosquito boom follows Debby flooding
By WUFT Staff on July 11th, 2012 | Last updated: September 7, 2012 at 11:40 am
Even in Gainesville, which missed the heaviest rains from Tropical Storm Debby, the standing water in retention ponds, woodland & swampy areas has led to a boom in the mosquito population. WUFT-TV’s Liana Charles reports.
Gainesville amps up battle against mosquitos
By Front Page Edition on July 10th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 1:23 pm
By Denise Toledo – WUFT-FM People in North Florida are warned to keep themselves protected as the mosquito populations continue to grow. The City of Gainesville Mosquito Control program is dealing with pools of standing water left after Tropical Storm Debby [...]
