Edgar Stokes, chairman of the Highlands County commissioners, kicked off the county's investigation into spraying pesticides, by both airplanes and trucks, to battle the expected hordes of mosquitoes that will probably descend on the county in the wake of Fay and the three new tropical storms headed toward or near the Florida peninsula. ...more

September 3, 2008

Abandoned backyard swimming pools, filed up from the recent heavy rainfalls, are massive breeding grounds for mosquitoes. ...more

August 28, 2008

If you need extra motivation to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes this summer, consider this from the Florida Department of Health: ...more

July 12, 2008

What is the deadliest animal on the planet? Thoughts of the great white shark, the African lion or venomous cobras possibly come to mind. ...more

June 25, 2008

She lost her city council seat but hasn't given up on politics. Former Vice Mayor Nancy Britton, who failed to win re-election in April, filed paperwork this week to challenge three-term incumbent Sandra "Sandy" Applefield for a seat on the Pasco County Mosquito Control Board in the Nov. 4 general elections. ...more

June 14, 2008