As mosquito season approaches, please click on the following link to read about what Texans needs to know about the Zika Virus: ENTO052_zikavirus
As more and more data accumulates, there is stronger scientific agreement about a connection between Zika virus and nervous system disorders. The two most common disorders associated with Zika virus include a condition called Guillian-Barré (GEE yan-bar RAY) syndrome and underdeveloped brains and skull in newborns (microcephaly). In a story just posted by Reuters, the evidence for these diseases and other neurological effects is summarized http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0X22TP
Preventing Zika site, http://preventingzika.org/
ZIKA 360 site https://vitalrecord.tamhsc.edu/zika360/
To learn what kinds of places mosquitoes breed around the farm and home, and how to control mosquitoes around the house check out the Mosquito Safari website