Arlington, Pantego to Conduct Targeted Ground Spraying for WNV
By Reginald Lewis - Office of Communication
Posted on September 12, 2014, September 12, 2014

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The City of Arlington has detected one new positive West Nile Virus (WNV) mosquito sample, bringing the total to seven positive mosquito samples this season in Arlington. The trap was located on Park Hill Drive near Mossy Oak Street in Northwest Arlington.

As a result, the City will begin targeted ground spraying following recommendations from the City Of Arlington Health Authority, Tarrant County Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Additionally, the City of Arlington has been informed that the Town of Pantego is reporting a positive mosquito sample near the Pantego/Arlington border. As a result, Pantego will conduct targeted ground spraying that will overlap into Arlington.

Contractors will conduct targeted ground spraying in Arlington (see map) on Monday, September 15, and Tuesday, September 16, from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., weather permitting. Targeted ground spraying in Pantego (see map) will occur Monday, September 15, Tuesday, September 16 and Wednesday, September 17, from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Contractors will use an ultra-low volume application of Permanone RTU, an oil-based Permethrin, 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.

Get the facts about West Nile Virus, by visiting: http://webapps.arlingtontx.gov/tmp/health/infectiousdiseases_mosquitocontrol.html

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