Bad news for Florida Mosquito funding

Budget Crunch Takes Bite Out Mosquito Control Funding - Central Florida News 13

I think we're going to see a lot of this sort of thing this year. With many states in bad financial positions due to the economic downturn, you're going to see a lot of them go for the budget with a hatchet.

Unfortunately, too many people see mosquito control as "optional" -- but this is just poor planning. Cut monitoring, larviciding and adult control, and you're setting yourself up for a nuisance problem at best, a health crisis at worst.

I wish I had answers for these states, counties and other local governments put into these positions, but I predict that we're going to see big problems from mosquito-borne disease this year if control funding gets slashed across the board.

Mark it.