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title: "WPEC- Palm Beach, Florida: Homeowners and Businesses Turn to Mosquito Joe in the Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5cecc63f-4b41-45f8-9a47-1878afdebc29
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wpec-palm-beach-florida-homeowners-and-businesses-turn-to-mosquito-joe-in-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-matthew-6478
category: "Lawn & pest"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Lawn & pest"
published: 2016-10-12T22:17:11.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:24.140Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/123f2c070d728c1ff505380bab13d0fa3723.jpg
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# WPEC- Palm Beach, Florida: Homeowners and Businesses Turn to Mosquito Joe in the Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew

**TL;DR:** Homeowners and businesses turn to Mosquito Joe to spray protective barriers against pests after Hurricane Matthew.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wpec-palm-beach-florida-homeowners-and-businesses-turn-to-mosquito-joe-in-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-matthew-6478).*

## Story

With the recent flooding due to Hurricane Matthew and the accumulation of standing water, Zika virus fears have been reignited. Many schools, homeowners and businesses are turning to companies like Mosquito Joe to spray protective barriers to ward off pests in this prolonged mosquito season.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- Mosquito Joe (company)
- Palm Beach, Florida (location)
- hurricane (topic)
- pests (topic)
- protection (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wpec-palm-beach-florida-homeowners-and-businesses-turn-to-mosquito-joe-in-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-matthew-6478). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5cecc63f-4b41-45f8-9a47-1878afdebc29).