Mosquitoes Infest Dormant Pools Of Foreclosed Homes

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A sign is posted on a fence after Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District technician Josefa Cabada treated a neglected pool at a foreclosed home May 9, 2008 in Concord, California. As home foreclossures continue to rise, neglected pools in foreclosed homes are becoming breeding grounds for mosquitos which may carry the West Nile virus. The Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector District has seen a spike in calls from concerned citizens about abandoned pools and responds by treating the pools with chemicals and the release of fish that eat mosquito larvae.

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Mosquito larvae and trash are seen on the surface of a neglected pool at a foreclosed home May 9, 2008 in Concord, California. As home foreclossures continue to rise, neglected pools in foreclosed homes are becoming breeding grounds for mosquitos which may carry the West Nile virus. The Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector District has seen a spike in calls from concerned citizens about abandoned pools and responds by treating the pools with chemicals and the release of fish that eat mosquito larvae.

Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District technician Josefa Cabada releases a bag of Gambusia affinis, better known as "Mosquito Fish" into a neglected pool at a foreclosed home May 9, 2008 in Concord, California. As home foreclossures continue to rise, neglected pools in foreclosed homes are becoming breeding grounds for mosquitos which may carry the West Nile virus. The Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector District has seen a spike in calls from concerned citizens about abandoned pools and responds by treating the pools with chemicals and the release of fish that eat mosquito larvae.

Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District technician Josefa Cabada posts a sign on a fence after she treated a neglected pool at a foreclosed home May 9, 2008 in Concord, California. As home foreclossures continue to rise, neglected pools in foreclosed homes are becoming breeding grounds for mosquitos which may carry the West Nile virus. The Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector District has seen a spike in calls from concerned citizens about abandoned pools and responds by treating the pools with chemicals and the release of fish that eat mosquito larvae.

Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District technician Josefa Cabada inspects a neglected pool at a foreclosed home May 9, 2008 in Concord, California. As home foreclossures continue to rise, neglected pools in foreclosed homes are becoming breeding grounds for mosquitos which may carry the West Nile virus. The Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector District has seen a spike in calls from concerned citizens about abandoned pools and responds by treating the pools with chemicals and the release of fish that eat mosquito larvae.

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