Dec 11th 2013, 16:12, by Arielle Duhaime-Ross
If the most efficient dengue fever carrier, a mosquito called Aedes aegypti, establishes itself in California, it won't be because the state didn't put up a fight. Since the mosquito was first spotted on June 9th of this year in Madera County, CA, pest-control teams have been working overtime to kill its young, trap its adults, and eliminate its egg-laying locations.
But officials charged with eradicating the mosquito say they're losing the war. "We would like to eliminate the mosquito," says Steve Mulligan, a manager with the Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District, "but at this point all we're doing is trying to control its spread." Tim Phillips, Mulligan's counterpart at the Fresno Mosquito and Vector Control District, agrees....
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