No Plans to Spray for Mosquitos in Bolingbrook

Amidst multiple findings of , the village is following its annual treatments to control its mosquito population.

Bolingbrook contracts with Clarke Mosquito Control to manage its mosquito population, said Michael Drey, director of public works. Clarke treats all open waters with larvicide and manages the village's catch basins and inlets.

The village spends $75,000 annually on its prevention program. 

While the village did spray a small area of town following an "infestation of storm mosquitos," Bolingbrook does not have any current plans to spray.  

"We won't be spraying unless it becomes an epidemic," Drey said.

"For whatever reason, we've been getting positives for the past few years...If it's necessary to spray (Clarke) will notify us. They have not yet." 

Not all municipalities spray for mosquitos, including Darien. 

“The fogging itself kills off less than five percent of adult mosquitoes and it puts chemicals into the air,” said Scott Coren, assistant city administrator, to Darien Patch in 2011.

“We never wanted to pursue it because of concerns of what it could do to human health.”

For more information about West Nile Virus, check out this site from the Illinois Health Department. 

READ MORE ON PATCH: