Written by Chris Magyar
Monday, February 16th, 2009
The fight against mosquitos and West Nile Virus has taken to the skies. But what exactly can officials see?
If the satellite photos of your backyard arrive in time, there probably won’t be a need for the Santa Cruz County Mosquito and Vector Control (MVC) District to fly overhead and snap photos this summer. In a world thoroughly photographed (and the airbrushed free of humans) by Google, people are starting to come to terms with the idea that privacy ain’t what it used to be, but a few Santa Cruz residents may be alarmed to find out that the county is peering over the hedges in search of mosquitos, and promise they won’t look for anything else.
Shall I compare wine to a summer’s day? Perhaps not, but this especially clean pinot, with a strong cherry note that isn’t bogged down by tannins yet still packs a punch with 14.5 percent alcohol content, drinks well for a long time, lending itself to the extra daylight hours of a long summer’s picnic. 