August rain, high heat create mosquito concerns in Northern California

Recent Northern California rain leads to mosquito boom 02:29

SACRAMENTO — Until this past weekend, Sacramento had gone 3.5 months without a trace of rain, but those summer showers are now prompting some worries about mosquitoes.

“What we saw with the rains followed by the heat could be ideal to allow those eggs to hatch, develop into adults and then even adults to lay more eggs,” said Joel Buettner, the general manager of the Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District.

Sacramento only saw a trace, but some neighborhoods in Roseville had more than two inches of rain…

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