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Real Estate Marketing Association
Veteran's Hall
400 Hartz Avenue
Danville
Thursday, August 27
8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

West County Forum
2215 Church Lane
San Pablo
Thursday, September 10
Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Pittsburg Seafood Festival
Pittsburg
Saturday, September 12 to Monday, September 14

Parkmead Elementary
School Fieldtrip
Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District
Thursday, September 17

Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette
September 19 & 20
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Lafayette/Orinda Presbyterian Church
Thursday, September 24
Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Dalis Gardens
Mobilhome Park
3161 Terraza Del Sol
Concord
Wednesday, October 7
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Kiwanis Club of San Ramon Valley
Round Hill Country Club
Alamo
Thursday, October 8
Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Lindsay Museum 60th Annual Anniversary
Larkey Park
Walnut Creek
Sunday, October 11
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Richmond Rotary Club
Richmond Country Club
1 Markovich Lane
Richmond
Friday, November 13
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Rossmoor Lion's Club
Roosmoor
Walnut Creek
Thursday, November 11
11:00 a.m. to noon

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We speak to groups, associations, school children and business personnel about mosquitoes, ticks, skunks, rats, and yellowjackets. FREE. 

For more information, please contact:
Nola Woods 925-771-6158 
Andrew Pierce 925-771-6117
 

Call to Action: Forward this newsletter to a friend. 

 

Please help us fight the bite. Tell a friend!    
We STILL Need Your Empty Coffee Cans for our Mosquitofish Program

Thanks to Trader Joe's contribution, we are back on track for an ample supply of cans. But, we always need them. You recycle, we save tax payers' money, and the fish have safe transportation to your home. Win! Win! Win! Please continue to donate those cans today.

 

This informative video details how to properly apply mosquito repellent to your skin and/or clothing, proper precautions to take, and how to apply these products to children.

  

 
An excellent video courtesy of Bayer that details the importance of mosquito control in your community.


 

 
Learn how our free services pertaining to rats and mice can benefit homeowners in Contra Costa County who have issues with rodents in or around their property. 
 
 
 
Mosquito Bytes 
August 2015
 
 

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see" ---Henry David Thoreau

 

As a public health agency, one of our responsibilities is to understand the vector species in an area. Vectors are any animal or insect that can cause harm or transmit disease to people. Understanding locations of vectors such as rats and mosquitoes for example, or how dense their populations are, helps us to understand their associated health risks to people. We use special tools to collect this data in various parts of Contra Costa County. These tools are sometimes found by curious passerby and left untouched, and sometimes, the tools are vandalized. Rest assured that the tools are properly labeled and when left to do their work, provide valuable feedback to our employees who then determine what action is needed to ensure proactive protection for the community.

BRANDED TOOLS POINT TO PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION
Surveillance tools yield decisive data

A tamper-proof rat bait box is securely tethered behind a tree. Detex, a non-toxic, sugar-laced bait is used to determine rodent populations prior to actual baiting.

 
"Hey look! It's the golden arches." One glance at the image and you probably smell bouquets of burgers and fries. Suddenly, not previously, your plans for lunch include McDonald's. Logos are powerful icons.
 
Our mosquito logo can't promise to conjure up such a craving, but we hope when you see it, you know that public health protection is in action against animals and insects that cause us discomfort or give us disease. 
 
Historically, we've been protecting public health since 1927 ---  88 years of steadfast protection from which you currently benefit, but might not know it. Perhaps we found and treated a neglected swimming pool, abating in that one pool the 1 million or more mosquitoes before they had a chance to dine on you and your neighbors within a 5-mile radius. Or maybe we worked with your neighbors and rallied a fallen fruit pick-up or tree trimming effort to keep rodents away. And that aggressive yellow jacket nest supplying ample protein-and-sugar-seeking hornets to your backyard barbecue, hidden from view, but vexing just the same? Chances are, we treated that nest before your morning coffee cooled. In any case, we were there.
 
If you don't see us, you might see our tools. We place our mosquito traps (baited with dry ice to emit carbon dioxide and simulate a person's breath) in trees, shrubs, or any secluded place where mosquitoes can be summoned for a supposed meal. Our tamper-proof and secure rodent bait boxes often rest tethered under tall grass or shrubs near a creek or trail, hidden where rodents hide naturally and can be enticed for a snack. These are the tools we place in our communities that help us to understand where the vector problems exist and where we need to concentrate our control efforts. Targeted control is necessary for the 17 vector control technicians who cover our  county's 735 square miles and support our more than 1.1 million residents.
 
"Our logos physically identify our tools and through recognition, our purpose," said Deborah Bass, public affairs manager for the District. "Our tools yield important information that helps us, help you, stay healthy."
 
So, the next time you see our logo on one of our traps, bait boxes, trucks, employees or elsewhere, think: protection.

As for lunch, we'll leave that up to Ronald McDonald.

A tamper-proof rat bait box is securely tethered in a tree. Roof rats like to dwell in high places, like trees and house attics. Keep tree branches trimmed to at least 4 feet from house to deter roof rats from living in your attic.

SIR RONALD ROSS TRIBUTE

Test your knowledge and solve the puzzle

 


 

Graphic courtesy of Orange County Mosquito & Vector Control District

We hope you enjoyed this issue of Mosquito Bytes and welcome your comments.

Please contact us with your thoughts, questions, concerns, or ideas for future articles. We always love hearing from you.

Be well!

Enthusiastically,

The Public Affairs Team

Deborah Bass               Nola Woods               Andrew Pierce

Public Affairs Mgr.      Public Affairs Rep.        Public Affairs Rep.

     

 

Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control

155 Mason Circle  *  Concord, CA  94520

925-771-6183

www.ContraCostaMosquito.com

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Protecting Public Health Since 1927