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title: "WFTV- Orlando, Florida: Mosquito Joe Helps Residents Fight Against Mosquito Borne Illnesses After Hurricane Matthew"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0675fc85-3418-44f5-a621-7a3b1ec3066a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wftv-orlando-florida-mosquito-joe-helps-residents-fight-against-mosquito-borne-illnesses-after-hurricane-matthew-6717
category: "Lawn & pest"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Lawn & pest"
published: 2016-10-19T22:17:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:15:13.281Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/123f2c070d728c1ff505380bab13d0fa859.jpg
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# WFTV- Orlando, Florida: Mosquito Joe Helps Residents Fight Against Mosquito Borne Illnesses After Hurricane Matthew

**TL;DR:** Mosquito Joe is helping residents in Orlando, Florida fight against mosquito-borne illnesses after Hurricane Matthew. The company is spraying homes to protect families and businesses from these illnesses.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wftv-orlando-florida-mosquito-joe-helps-residents-fight-against-mosquito-borne-illnesses-after-hurricane-matthew-6717).*

## Story

With Hurricane Matthew leaving considerable amounts of standing water in the area, WFTV reporter Angela Jacobs met the local Mosquito Joe crew at a home in Winter Springs, Florida where they were spraying. The woman living at the home is pregnant and has been extremely concerned about the threat of Zika. Residents are relying on Mosquito Joe's spray to protect their families, homes and businesses from mosquito borne illnesses..

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- Mosquito Joe (company)
- mosquito control (topic)
- Winter Springs, Florida (location)
- hurricane aftermath (topic)
- zika protection (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wftv-orlando-florida-mosquito-joe-helps-residents-fight-against-mosquito-borne-illnesses-after-hurricane-matthew-6717). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0675fc85-3418-44f5-a621-7a3b1ec3066a).