The City of Arlington has confirmed two new positive West Nile Virus (WNV) mosquito samples. As a result, the City will conduct targeted ground spraying in the following locations:
To date the City has five confirmed human cases of WNV. Targeted ground spraying will occur following the City of Arlington Health Authority, Tarrant County Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
Contractors will conduct targeted ground spraying on Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 9, 2015 from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., weather permitting. The City will use an ultra-low volume application of Aqua-Reslin, a water-based permethrin product, in specific areas where larviciding and other measures have not proven effective.
Employees and contractors have conducted routine trapping and larviciding in strategic locations throughout the City since the beginning of the season. For months, crews have surveyed low-lying areas for standing water.
Arlington residents are also reminded to enjoy the outdoors, but to remember the Four D's:
Dusk and dawn are the times of day you should try to stay indoors. This is when infected mosquitoes are most active.
Dress in long sleeves and pants when you're outside. For extra protection, you may want to spray thin clothing with repellent.
DEET is an ingredient to look for in your insect repellent. Follow label instructions, and always wear repellent when outdoors.
Drain standing water in your yard and neighborhood where mosquitoes can breed. This includes old tires, flowerpots, clogged rain gutters, etc. Mosquitoes may develop in any water stagnant for more than three or four days.
For more information about the targeted ground spraying, please call the City of Arlington's Action Center at 817-459-6777.
Get the facts about West Nile Virus, by visiting:
http://www.arlingtontx.gov/westnile
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