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Santa Clara's West Nile Concerns
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KCBS)- Santa Clara County could be in for a bad West Nile year. 20 dead birds have already been discovered compared with 14 of all last year. Santa Clara County Vector Control acting...
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Cooler Weather Means Fewer Mosquitoes
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KCBS) _ The cloudy, chilly summer weather has a lot of people down and in a foul mood. But, it turns out the cooler than normal temperatures are actually helping take a bite out of...
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Oriental Fruit Fly Eradication Efforts Begin in Santa Clara County
MILPITAS, Calif. (KCBS) – Discovery of two oriental fruit flies in Milpitas Thursday prompted the state agriculture department to plan to treat about 12 square miles in the Milpitas and Fremont areas....
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Mountain Lion Death Provides Important Reminder
BERKELEY, Calif. (KCBS) _ Wild animals continue to move closer to populated areas of California, a fact that was never more evident then last week, when police had to shoot and kill a mountain lion...
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Santa Clara County Bed Bug Cases Keep Growing
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The number of bed bug infestations reported in South Bay homes and hotels nearly doubled in 2010, and officials said Thursday they expect even more cases this year. “So many people...
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Bay Area Public Health Officials Brace For West Nile Virus Season
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Dead birds have begun testing positive for West Nile virus in the Bay Area, several weeks ahead of what experts consider the “official” start of the West Nile virus season, in June....
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Environmental Groups Claim California Is Pesticide-Happy
RICHMOND (KCBS) – A coalition of health and environmental groups has stirred up a hornet’s nest at the State Department of Food and Agriculture, contending that the state is too quick to use pesticides...
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Dangerous Asian Mosquito Nears The Bay Area
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Vector control officials here in the Bay Area are taking steps to halt any northern migration of a pest that has begun showing up in Southern California. “The Asian Tiger Mosquito is...
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Mosquito Spraying Planned In Brentwood After West Nile Discovery
BRENTWOOD (CBS SF) – The discovery of birds infected with West Nile virus has prompted Contra Costa County officials to schedule a mosquito spraying in Brentwood Thursday night. Officials from the...
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Coyote Attacks On The Rise In Saratoga, County Installs Traps
SARATOGA (CBS SF) — The Santa Clara County Vector Control District has placed snare traps in a Saratoga neighborhood where residents complained recently of coyotes attacking animals and walking too...
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Spraying For Guava Fruit Flies Begins In San Jose
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — California Department of Food and Agriculture employees started spraying a pesticide on trees in East San Jose Wednesday to prevent guava fruit flies from damaging fruit crops,...
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Yellow Fever Mosquito Detected In California
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A mosquito capable of carrying deadly yellow fever, dengue and other diseases has been detected in California as vector control agents scramble to control its spread. The bugs first...
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How To Identify Deadly Yellow Fever Mosquito As Invasive Species Spreads In...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — With the spread of the deadly Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti, discovered for a second time now in Menlo Park, mosquito control agencies are spreading the word about how to...
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Voracious Little Fish Keeping Zika Virus In Check
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — Santa Clara County’s insect control experts are working hard to make sure the Zika virus doesn’t make its way to Silicon Valley this summer, and a tiny fish is on the front lines....
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Vector Control Cuts In Marin And Sonoma Counties Prompt Zika Virus Concerns
MARIN (CBS SF) — With mosquito season approaching and concerns growing about the Zika virus, residents in Marin and Sonoma County are finding out a tax they shot down is coming back to bite them. It...
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Aggressive Yellow Jackets Ruining Peaceful Vacations In Tahoe
LAKE TAHOE (KPIX 5) — It’s been a beautiful summer at Lake Tahoe, but the buzz is that vacationers aren’t the only ones enjoying the water. Yellow jackets are all over the place. Tahoe visitors say...
View ArticleWet Winter Set Stage For Spike In Bay Area Mosquito Population
LIVERMORE (CBS SF) — Blame the wet weather in the Bay Area during the past winter for creating an almost perfect storm for mosquitoes. “We had a lot of rainfall, and consistent rainfall. Now that the...
View ArticleSanta Clara County Plans To Treat Areas Where West Nile Virus Found
SANTA CLARA COUNTY (CBS SF) — Vector control officials in Santa Clara County on Friday confirmed that multiple mosquitoes collected from the 95054, 95051 and 95050 ZIP codes tested positive for West...
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