The city of Eunice is one of the only cities in the area spraying regularly for mosquitoes, Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said.
The spraying has been underway for the past three months, he said.
LSU AgCenter undergraduate researcher Elizabeth Pohlman separates mosquitoes in pupal stage from those in larval stage at an LSU mosquito lab. The researchers are conducting a number of projects to understand more about the habits of particular mosquito species and how to resist them. Photo by Randy LaBauve
Summer is not far away, and with it will come swarms of mosquitoes, which bring the threat of West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis and the potential for other diseases like Zika virus.
Brian Mallet, Eunice Wastewater superintendent, stands beside the city’s mosquito spraying truck. Spraying has not started yet in the city, but when it begins, the city will be sprayed three times a week. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
Despite getting inches of rain in the last few weeks, mosquitoes are not yet a problem in the Eunice city limits.
