Articles About mosquito abatement

• West Nile Virus detected in area

  By YS News StaffSeptember 12, 2023

  

  Greene County Public Health has received notice from the Ohio Department of Health that West Nile Virus was detected in mosquito samples recently trapped in Beavercreek and Bellbrook, according to a press release from health officials.

• Balance of beaver, human needs

  By Megan BachmanNovember 27, 2014

  

  A detention basin along King Street has become an accidental wetland at the paws of furry, semi-aquatic rodents that recently moved into the village.

• Mosquitos net vigilance of Yellow Springs villagers

  By Megan BachmanAugust 8, 2013

  

  At a house along Livermore Street last week, the mosquitoes were so dense that the Aedes species — typically only active in the evenings — were out during the day in search of a blood meal.

• Mosquito control takes a village

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 6, 2013

  For the first time this year, villagers are on the front lines of preventing West Nile virus in Yellow Springs. Specifically, local residents need to start looking for sources of standing water in their yards, in order to help eliminate mosquito breeding in the village.