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California Mosquito Awareness Week!

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April 13 through April 19 was California Mosquito Awareness Week. Even though Mosquito Week is over, that doesn't mean mosquito activity has stopped. The Mosquito & Vector Management District wants everyone in Santa Barbara County to be aware of mosquitoes as they start becoming more active and abundant from now through October. We also want everyone to be aware of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, which can transmit dangerous viruses such as Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya and the virus that causes yellow fever. Be sure to read the information here and elsewehere on our website about this dangerous mosquito. Fortunately, it's not here in our area - but it might show up anytime! 

Press release from the Mosquito & Vector Control Association of California about Mosquito Week:

MVCAC-MAW-press-release-April-2025-1.pdf

Videos in English y en Espanol

English_Version2 (1).mp4Spanish_Version2.mp4

Important information (tambien en Espanol) on invasive mosquitoes!

Invasive-Mosquitoes-are-Spreading-in-California-and-We-Need-Your-Help (1).pdfMVCAC-Invasive-Mosquitoes-are-Spreading-in-California-and-We-Need-Your-Help-spanish.pdf

Invasive Aedes are spreading throughout California!

Invasive Aedes mosquitoes in California: aggressive, disease-spreading, lay eggs in small water areas. Tips: inspect, drain, use repellent.
Los mosquitos Aedes se propagan en California, causando picaduras y enfermedades. Consejos: inspeccionar recipientes y usar repelente.
Invasive Aedes mosquitoes breed in small water sources. Inspect your property for standing water in random items.
Aedes mosquitoes need 1/4 inch of water. Breeding sites: saucers, tires, pools, plants, buckets, pet bowls.
Invasive Aedes mosquitoes are aggressive; apply repellent outdoors. Image shows a person spraying repellent on a child's legs.
Invasive Aedes mosquitoes lay eggs on plant stems in water; avoid sharing such plants to prevent mosquito breeding.
Invasive Aedes mosquitoes are spreading in California; take action to prevent their breeding around your home. With image of a mosquito sucking blood .
Invasive Aedes mosquitoes breed in small water sources. Inspect your property for standing water in random items.
Aedes mosquitoes need 1/4 inch of water. Breeding sites: saucers, tires, pools, plants, buckets, pet bowls.
Invasive Aedes mosquitoes are aggressive; apply repellent outdoors. Image shows a person spraying repellent on a child's legs.
Invasive Aedes mosquitoes lay eggs on plant stems in water; avoid sharing such plants to prevent mosquito breeding.
Invasive Aedes mosquitoes are spreading in California; take action to prevent their breeding around your home. With image of a mosquito sucking blood .

En Espanol:

Aedes mosquitoes breed in small, hidden water containers. Inspect your property and avoid stagnant water.
Los mosquitos Aedes necesitan poca agua para vivir. Fuentes comunes: platillos, llantas, piscinas, plantas, recipientes, tazones.
Texto sobre mosquitos Aedes y repelerlos, con imagen de alguien aplicando repelente en el aire libre.
Mosquito warning: Aedes lay eggs on water-rooted plant stems. Avoid sharing or transporting these plants.
Mosquito alert: Aedes spreading in California. Act now to prevent breeding in homes.
Aedes mosquitoes breed in small, hidden water containers. Inspect your property and avoid stagnant water.
Los mosquitos Aedes necesitan poca agua para vivir. Fuentes comunes: platillos, llantas, piscinas, plantas, recipientes, tazones.
Texto sobre mosquitos Aedes y repelerlos, con imagen de alguien aplicando repelente en el aire libre.
Mosquito warning: Aedes lay eggs on water-rooted plant stems. Avoid sharing or transporting these plants.
Mosquito alert: Aedes spreading in California. Act now to prevent breeding in homes.