Ronnie Nease, Knox County director of environmental health, said heavy rainfall has contributed to standing water, where mosquitoes can breed. Nease asked residents to be diligent about emptying water from flowerpots, trash cans, pool covers, gutters, childrens outdoor toys and other places water c
Date: Jul 12, 2013
Category: Health
Source: Google
Knox County health officials already fighting mosquitoes - WATE.com
"We can never tell what the mosquito population is going to be," said Knox County Health Department Director of Environmental Health Ronnie Nease. "The years you would think, with all the rain we've had, that we would have a lot of mosquitoes. We just don't know until the season starts."They started
Date: May 03, 2013
Category: Health
Source: Google
Health Department to spray five areas for West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes
Despite finding the virus in new areas, "mosquito activity has been drastically reduced because of the seasonal temperatures," said Ronnie Nease, KCHD's Environmental Health director. "We only had seven out of the 14 surveillance traps with any mosquitoes in them this week. That's a good sign that m