The ongoing turmoil of storms wrecking California may have opened the floodgates for the next plague: pestilence.
As creeks swell and water stagnates, pests such as mosquitos, fungus gnats, fruit flies, cockroaches, snails, termites and even an invasive"jumping worm" may see a banner year.
A heavy storm once in a while can keep pest larvae in check, according to pest control technician Matt Smith, because"the wind and rain will kill all the mosquitoes and excess rain flushes all the breeding sites out," he said in an interview with WTSP. Ex // Top Stories Company tied to Hunters Point cleanup now testing East Palestine's air Tetra Tech, one of the companies hired to monitor the air in East Palestine, Ohio, is linked to the alleged falsification of soil samples in San Francisco’s Hunters Po…These SF neighborhoods will close streets to cars on select Sundays Each of the events will run between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
In Sacramento County, officials are already testing standing water and creeks in the area for mosquito larvae — potential vectors for West Nile virus. The mosquitos that transmit dengue, chikungunya, and Zika have not been found in San Francisco, according to the Department of Public Health website.
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