After the heavy rains this winter, officials in Orange County, California have added a new tool to their arsenal to fight off summer mosquitos.
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control are now using drones to attack mosquito development in marshes, large ponds, and parks.
Because the insects promulgate by laying their eggs in water, the increased rainfall and water levels in Orange County and those surrounding it pose an increased risk for heightened mosquito populations this summer, experts say.
“There’s quite a bit more mosquitoes due to the rain,” Orange County drone operator John Savage said in a recent interview with ABC7 News….