Compton Creek Mosquito Abatement District accepts the #MissionTipNToss 💦🦟
Encouraging residents to check for areas around their yard that can accumulate any amount of standing water. #CCMAD #Compton #ComptonCreek #Mosquitoes
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CCMAD Supports Community Health at Compton’s 2nd Annual 5K Run/Walk
The City of Compton and Compton Unified School District have partnered up to host the 2nd Annual Compton 5K Run/Walk. This annual event was held this past Saturday, June 22nd, where it began at 8am at Centennial High School and ended at the Gateway Town Center development.
CCMAD Joins Nation in Celebrating National Mosquito Awareness Week
June 24th marks the official start of the National Mosquito Awareness Week – an annual awareness event aimed at educating the public on the dangers posed by mosquitoes in our own backyards.
Compton Creek MAD Helps Make Science Fun at the Compton USD STEAMfest ‘19
The Compton Creek Mosquito Abatement District was honored to join some of the biggest names in technology at the Compton Unified STEAMfest ’19, held at the Douglas Dollarhide Community Center in Compton.
Compton Creek Mosquito 🦟 Abatement District in #WashingtonDC at the #AMCA annual meeting
General Manager Mitchel R. Weinbaum, Compton City Manager Cecil Rhambo, California’s 44th Congressional representative Nanette Diaz Barragán alongside board of Trustee members Micah Ali, and Tana McCoy.
Snowy winter and wet spring could lead to a banner year for mosquitoes and other bugs
This could be shaping up to be a bad year for mosquitoes and biting bugs, and experts say it's because the snowy winter and rainy spring is creating a larger amount of standing and stagnant water.
Compton Creek Mosquito Abatement District Kicks off Mosquito Awareness Week
Beats & Bites: Mosquito Awareness Event & Music Festival Draws Huge Crowd
The Compton Creek Mosquito Abatement District (Compton Creek MAD) officially kicked off the beginning of Mosquito Awareness Week with a community music festival and mosquito awareness event, held at Davis Middle School on April 20th.
The Compton Creek Mosquito Abatement District (Compton Creek MAD) officially kicked off the beginning of Mosquito Awareness Week with a community music festival and mosquito awareness event, held at Davis Middle School on April 20th.
A new kind of mosquito repellent that comes from bacteria
People may soon have a new weapon in the battle against mosquitoes, and it comes from an unusual source: bacteria.
Corps awards $529,000 contract for Compton Creek sediment and vegetation removal
LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $529,100 contract to BjD Services of Canyon Country, California, March 13, for sediment and vegetation removal in Compton Creek to restore natural water flow capacity downstream.
Threat of Zika Virus Still Significant in California
Since 2015, California has seen many travel-related Zika virus cases, and as the population of mosquitos that spread the virus continue to expand across the state, there is a significant risk for new Zika cases, according to results published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.