Foreclosures and West Nile Virus.

Yes, and when it rains it fills up again. It would be a loosing battle in our climate. Maybe they should pour a little oil on the surface.

Tom

 

i'm actually the west nile virus control/monitoring person for one of the counties out in PA this summer. you should find out if California has a west nile program like Pennsylvania does. there's a variety of products that can be used to treat the water, and varied lengths of time they're good for. some of my products are good for 2-3 weeks to a month, while there's some that'll last for 3 months. the best i've heard of is altosoid bricks, it's a time release soluble brick that lasts for 90 days, chuck one in each pool and you're good for 3 months. out here mosquito season is may-september, so you'd need to treat each pool twice, once in may, once in late july/ early august

mosquitos can travel up to a mile from where they hatch, so for something like this t owork you really have to hit a lot of pools.

 

We couldn't use those in Michigan, because the mosquito is our state bird. I'm pretty sure they are protected by law.

Tom

 

Put a pool cover on. Drain the pool. Throw a brick of bug death in the deep end. Cover it and yer done.

 

Most houses have electricity.

The house next door has been in foreclosure since DEC. It still has power. Oddly, there's never been a for-sale sign run up. The whole thing is odd. Who ever owned the house (it was a rental) was a financial idiot. It was continously rented (by really nice folks) for the 3 years the moron owned the place, so I don't see how he could have lost it. He apparently owned 7 other properties... all in foreclosure. What a tosser.

it's a great place to practice a little footy though. I go out after the kids go to sleep and juggle the ball in the motion sensor flood lights. That's how I know the power's still on.

 

The bank owns the house so the bank pays for any expenses. The onus is on the bank. If they're creating a public health hazard then they bear the responsibility of correcting the problem just like the home owner would if the house were occupied.

 

actually aging pool covers are a big problem as well. mosquitoes like stagnant shallow water, and pool covers typically sag giving them an ideal place to grow. it'd patch the problem for a while, but not forever.