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Educational Section
MCCI is committed to providing
all residents of Lafayette and St. Mary Parishes with as much
information as possible regarding mosquitoes, their life
cycle, their habits, and elimination of breeding areas.
Many are unaware that they are breeding mosquitoes around their
home. Look at this
diagram of a yard. There many areas in every yard
the can breed mosquitoes. Examples are old tires, cans,
buckets, flower pots, rain barrels, and any item that can
hold water. This is commonly known as
source reduction.
By taking a few moments a week, you can do your part to stop mosquito breeding.
MCCI's Public Education Director, Michelle Boudreaux, has
presentations available for pre-schools, elementary
schools, senior citizens, clubs and organizations. These
presentations are given in Lafayette and St. Mary parishes.
Anyone interested in such a presentation or
have any questions, please contact Mrs. Boudreaux at
(337)593-0123 or (337) 365-6995 between the hours of 8AM and 4:30PM, Monday
- Friday.
If you go to our
Educational Links page, you will find this and
much more. Also, if you are a farmer or rancher who has
horses, we also have information for you.
You may be wondering about West Nile Virus (WNV for
short). We have researched and found the information
you need, and we hope you will find these resources helpful. We appreciate
that you are reading through the information we have
gathered and put on this site. We hope you will find
it helpful to you to understand, control, and prevent
the breeding of mosquitoes. To find out more information on WNV, please click on one of the links below to find
its history, or a brief summary, and even frequently asked questions (FAQ)
on WNV.
Information & Questions on WNV
If You Have Horses, Click Here
Livestock, Poultry, & Equine Section
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