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To combat the growing threat of West Nile virus, aerial sprays of insecticides will be held in Elk Grove, in the pocket and in neighborhoods south of Fruitridge Road on Monday and Tuesday, the district announced Friday. from Sacramento-Yolo. The announcement comes after the city of Sacramento has inadvertently increased the risk of transmitting the virus into the pocket by creating stagnant standing water plans for mosquito breeding.
Spraying is planned from about 20 hours. Monday and Tuesday at 12:00 and will extend to about 41,000 acres, according to the press release.
The district's website includes a mosquito treatment notification service, as well as an interactive map allowing residents to determine if they are in the spray area.
Elk Grove, the pocket and communities south of Fruitridge Road are scheduled for aerial insecticide spraying as part of the West Nile virus risk reduction plan in the Sacramento District. Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control.
Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito "It is imperative that we act quickly to reduce the risk of West Nile virus transmission and to protect public health, especially as the warmer weeks of summer are on us and that mosquito populations are very high. Gary Goodman, District Chief, said in the press release.
Planes will launch Trumpet EC, an EPA-registered insecticide commonly used to control mosquito populations across the country, according to the press release.
The insecticide is not sprayed at a concentration that is dangerous to humans or pets, but it is advisable for residents to close the windows and stay indoors for treatment, according to the district control website. disease contracted by the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become carriers of the disease after being fed an infected bird, which acts as the host of the disease.
Sacramento County is at the head of the West Nile virus activity. 67 dead birds and 142 mosquito samples tested positive for the disease in the county from Friday.
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