Mosquito Spraying In Evanston, Skokie And Lincolnwood Planned

NORTHFIELD, IL — The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District announced it will conduct targeted adult mosquito control operations in parts of Evanston and Skokie Tuesday night. The operations will take place between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., weather permitting. The district's mosquito control operations include truck mounted insecticide spraying and applying insecticide to vegetation in high-traffic areas for temporary protection.

Last week, Winnetka became the ninth North Shore municipality to test positive for West Nile virus when a batch of mosquitoes, collected last Monday, tested positive in the lab on Friday. It joined Evanston, Glenview, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Northbrook and Skokie, which had already had samples test positive for the virus.

You can find out how many positive batches have been detected compared to how many samples have been collected in each northern Cook County town on the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District website. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for Evanston, Skokie — or your community. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

Find below a map of areas targeted for spraying Tuesday:

Last week, state public health officials announced Illinois' first human case of West Nile virus was detected in Will County. A 67-year-old Crete resident was diagnosed with the virus in June, which can lead to encephalitis or meningitis and sometimes death.

» West Nile Virus Detected on Chicago's North Shore

While the current risk of infection is low, virus activity is projected to increase over coming weeks, the district said. It reminded residents to eliminate any items from their property that might be holding standing water, as it can provide fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes.

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