Call 3 Problem Solvers: Abandoned Pools Pose Health Threat - Yahoo! News
From Fred Pilot comes this tale of a problem that had never occurred to me until now: homes foreclosed on or not sold; stagnant water in backyard swimming pools; mosquitoes breed; West Nile virus eradicates the population. No mention of the Creature from the Black Lagoon...yet.

Experts said the weakening California housing market has created all kinds of problems, including an increased risk of West Nile virus.The Call 3 Problem Solvers looked at why abandoned pools could be threatening area neighborhoods. The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District said abandoned pools can produce mosquitoes at alarming rates.