Insect Pests
Mosquitoes can carry malaria, yellow fever, and equine encephalitis. The bites of yellow flies can sting people and domestic animals. The county conducts spraying for these pests, spraying at night to minimize the possibility of contaminating people or killing benign insects such as bees, which are active during the day.
An invasion of white fly originally from Belize attacked palms and other ornamental plants for the first time in 2012.
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Famous quotes containing the words insect and/or pests:
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