SEMINOLE – The mosquito population is booming after the rains last month in Gaines County. As a result, Seminole has been spraying twice a week for several weeks. “We are spraying the entire town each Tuesday and Thursday. The recent rains gave them places to breed, and they have been taking advantage of it. We will continue to spray twice a week to try to control them as much as possible,” said Seminole City Manager Tommy Phillips. According to Sonja Swiger, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist, rainfall can significantly contribute to a boom in the mosquito population. – From the Seminole ...