National Mosquito Control Awareness Week June 22 - 28, 2014
Barbara Houghton
(530) 621-5300
2014-06-03
EMD
The week of June 22 – June 28, 2014 has been declared the eighteenth annual “National Mosquito
Control Awareness Week” by the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA). The AMCA, an
international organization of nearly 2,000 public health professionals, has been dedicated to preserving the public’s health and well-being through safe, environmentally sound mosquito control programs since 1935. During “Mosquito Week” the AMCA’s goal is to educate the general public about the significance of mosquitoes in their daily lives and the important service provided by mosquito control workers throughout the United States and worldwide.
Displays, lectures, demonstrations and educational programs for children are just a few events which will focus on mosquitoes as disease carriers and pests. Information on the mosquito life cycle and tips on how to eliminate mosquito egg-laying sites around homes will help citizens reduce the numbers of mosquitoes in their own neighborhoods.
For more information
click here to view Mosquito Prevention Fact Sheet