7/16: Crisis in Durango!

We have been met with a diabolically confounding problem throughout the course of the past few weeks. Inspection and treatment has been in full swing, and yet; adult mosquitos are appearing in the Animas River Valley in numbers not seen in over a decade. This has been an exceptionally dry summer, not one conducive to the creation of mosquito habitat. So the question remains; where are they coming from? We have several hypotheses as to this problem, chiefly the migration of mosquitos from unmanaged US Forest Service lands to populated areas where they are reported. If this is indeed the case, the problem we are encountering will be a prolonged and nuanced one. US Forest Service lands are notoriously tricky to gain access to as a commercial organization, and much more so if you plan on dispersing active compounds within the area. Attached is video evidence of the prolific numbers of adults we are seeing; 69,000 in a single trap! As I mentioned above, these numbers have not been seen for a decade, or more. This has been confirmed by AMCD themselves, as well as a host of disgruntled residents. We would love input on this problem, so if there are any ideas feel free to reach out!

hypotheses as to this problem,
chiefly the migration of mosquitos from unmanaged US Forest Service lands to populated
areas where they are reported. If this is indeed the case, the problem we are encountering
will be a prolonged and nuanced one.