WEST COVINA >> Rain barrels have become a popular way for Southern Californians to conserve water amid the state's historic drought, but the rain collection devices have an unintended consequence: they've increased the number of breeding sources for mosquitos.
"I haven't found one rain barrel that's completely mosquito-proof," San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District spokesman Jason Farned told West Covina residents during a City Council meeting Tuesday night.