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It might be time to stock up on bug spray. In the May 28 meeting of the Board of Health, Sudbury’s Health Director, Vivian Zeng, reported the latest results of the Town’s regular mosquito surveillance program. The species of mosquito that is a primary vector for the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has already hit record high population levels in Sudbury, though Sudbury is not currently at elevated risk of EEE. The species that is a vector for the spread of malaria was also found at four sites in Sudbury, though there is no current concern about malaria in the region.
Zeng noted that they’re seeing population levels that took until August of the 2023 season to show up, and raised concern about such high population levels this early in the season.
The Town of Sudbury is a member of the Eastern Middlesex Mosquito Control Project. They provide services for mosquito surveillance, spraying, public education and more. In early may, a representative presented on preventing mosquito-borne diseases at the Goodnow Library.
You can find more mosquito and tick resources on the Sudbury Health Department web page here, as well as on the Conservation Department page here.