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CASS COUNTY GOV 7012982395 10/09 '03 14:20 N0.039 04/14 <br /> <br />Establish presence of immature mosquitoes at breeding sites, evaluate a~d, <br />record reproduction potential, <br /> <br />Cooperative mapping of the Red River co, der wifl~ Clay County Minnesota to <br />enhance vector control efforts in. both counties, <br /> <br />Identify potential, vector species of West Nile VJlus within, each mapped <br />location, <br /> <br />Mapping di.stribution of vector species using GIS technology, <br /> <br /> Coordination of mapping wi.th Fargo Cass Public HeaKh for surveilla~.ce of <br /> West Nile Virus in bird populations and vector species, <br /> <br /> Mapping of the relative location of structures with. vulrl.erable populations, such <br /> as tb~ elderly in nursiog homes to monitor the threat of irifection in r¢latioa to <br /> the distribution of the vector species, <br /> <br />The goal of this project is to develop a robust approach for mappirJg the location of <br />breeding sites of disease bearing mosquitoes. By u.si~g ,~ate of the an mapping to <br />delineate differences in vegetation, topography, field size and water sources, mosquito <br />control personnel will better, utilize integrated pest mana§ement <br /> <br />The completed mosquito habitat mappJ.ng will be used to develop control sttate~s that <br />will use habitat characteristics and reduced risk technologies to improve control and to <br />better utilize the prirmiple of integrated pest management. As an interpretative tool, <br />mapping dramatically reduces the area that must be covered on foot and flae number of <br />man hours i~J. the field. The use of paper hand d.rawrl maps will be replaced by maps <br /> <br /> <br />