After a recent increase in rainfall and butterflies, vector control officials say there’s a potential for a surge of mosquitoes in Santa Clarita. Vector control officials are advising residents to take extra precautions with green, unmaintained pools, rain barrels and other small containers that have collected rain water. Since mosquitoes can complete their life cycles from egg to adult in ...
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Butterfly Migration
‘Painted Lady’ Butterflies Travel North After Wet Winter
Swarms of “Painted Lady” butterflies have been spotted all over Southern California, and could be headed to Santa Clarita, officials said. The increase of the Painted Lady butterflies throughout Los Angeles is due to the wet winter, according to Brent Karner, a division manager for Bioquipbugs. “All the water is creating a lot of green, which attracts the butterflies,” Karner ...
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