Residents in Massachusetts towns urged to stay inside over mosquito-borne virus

The risk of a dangerous virus spread by mosquitoes has four towns in Massachusetts urging residents to stay indoors after dark until at least October. According to a local report, the town says it doesn't have the funds to spray away the potentially deadly pests. Tiffany Chan has details.

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[jbhann]

And be sure to stay inside until after the election.

[TheSimmpleTruth]

What is worst is that that black & white legged mosquito, Aedes, is the most aggressive and persistent of all and is active day and night, as opposed to other mosquitoes that only feed at sundown.

[petalangel]

I think Oxford should get bathouses. Bats eat thousands of mosquitoes per night. Bats could probably take care of this problem.

[natedog]

Ok ok so a town with a very high tax rate doesn’t have the funds to remove these mosquitos related illnesses?

Hmmm doesn’t that sound very underdeveloped to you?

[samlipsit]

Sorry we have no money to protect you. Thank you for understanding !

[ericnonya]

when trash pick up is canceled and first responders stay home you know you have a problem until then well?

[theoryofpersonality]

Fans. I live in Louisiana we have 63 types of mosquitoes. The little striped ones are a pain. Mosquitos need shade and water. Don't poison your kids. It doesn't work. Use fans. They make large outdoor fans. Also eliminate shade and standing water. Change animals water twice a day. Don't leave it outside if you can.

[ygee]

But they have the funds to support migrants

[ronsilva]

We better get those mail in ballots ready . What timing this is .

[Earthling]

a broke Massachusetts town with the highest taxes in the USA. It’s not called Taxachusettes for no reason. They are very rich cities.

[terrygreene]

better start using their heads and stop electing these geniuses.

[enough]

Mosquitoes or the poison in our water systems? We are poisoned by greed

[tomlee]

It's a test run for bigger things to come I think.

[lionelladner]

Here it comes people…. Stay inside by order!

[zettaiengineer]

curfew should be recommended relative to sunset, not to a fixed time like 6pm.

[KamaTanha]

So, you're only naming one of the four towns? Have you really abandoned all intentions to share useful information?

[judywyatt]

I was a Marine stationed in Okinawa early 1990s and we had to be vaccinated against Japanese Encephalitis. Mosquitoes bit birds and got the virus then the mosquito bit hogs on the farms and we were mandated to get the vaccine and boosters. Active duty and dependents. Sounds like the same type of thing.

[davidlowe]

In the area I live there are lots of bats, frogs, dragon flys and no mosquitos. The trade off is when you are outside after about 6:30 pm there is always 2 to 5 bats flying over you.

[giuseppe]

Interesting, because I remember in the late 90’s, the USAF was spraying for mosquitos in the Carolina’s, and also got deployed to Africa to help them when they had a massive malaria problem going on….

[DaisyIdes]

Nice you didn’t include the 4 towns in this clip. At minimum you should have put them in a pinned comment.