Childs death from EEE prompts state regulators to find solutions

Oswego, N.Y. — New laws and policies regarding mosquito control are likely in New York next year, one senator said after a two-hour meeting outlining the state’s challenges in decreasing the numbers of insects that can carry deadly viruses.

“This is a regional issue now,” Sen. Patty Ritchie, R-Oswegatchie, said this afternoon after hearing from state and scientific experts about the prevalence of Eastern equine encephalitis in Central New York this year.

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