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Hernando County announced the state would begin an aerial spraying initiative this weekend to combat high mosquito levels following Hurricane Milton.

The three hurricanes that affected the west Florida region this year created an especially inviting environment for Aedes aegypti.

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The Florida Department of Agriculture has contracted a plane to spray pesticide over parts of Orange County after a resident tested positive for West Nile Virus.

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With mosquitoes abundant across the state, some counties have been practicing mitigation strategies against the bugs. Experts discuss the latest on "The Florida Roundup."

Ground-based spraying nearly doubled in the county's targeted approach; though a dry summer helped mitigate costs, an official says.

Scientists are watching mosquito breeding levels after a record hot summer amid concern more tropical heat could mean more illness.

A mosquito-borne illness alert for malaria in Sarasota and Manatee counties was lifted this week, but “that doesn't mean we're out of the water” as the storm's rains have increased breeding areas.

The case involves the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which can cause more severe illness than the P. vivax strain found this summer in Florida.