Data shows Sacramento County’s Rosemont neighborhood has become a breeding hotspot for a species of mosquito that can carry dangerous diseases.
On Tuesday, the skies over the community will be filled with a swarm of more than 140,000 mosquitoes that are being set free. The Sacramento Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District says it will then be intentionally releasing two million more mosquitoes in the neighborhood over the next 16 weeks.
“These mosquitoes are actually a public health threat,” said Luz Maria Robles, with the Sacramento Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District. “They have the capability of transmitting debilitating diseases such as Zika, dengue, or chikungunya.”…