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The Great Health Threat
Mosquitoes have, and still can, cause sickness and death through the diseases that they can carry. We’ll share some of the will mosquito borne diseases and which ones threaten us here in West Tennessee and Southeast Missouri both currently and potentially.
Apart from disease, mosquitoes also cause nuisance problems for home owners and ruin recreational activities such as hunting and outdoor sports. In extreme situations high levels of nuisance mosquitoes can pose a threat to livestock and wild animals as well. The economic impact of the problems that mosquitoes cause is staggering for such a tiny little insect.
