Horsham To Be Sprayed For West Nile Virus Wednesday

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — Montgomery and Horsham townships will be sprayed with adulticide to limit the spread of West Nile Virus in the area, health officials announced.

Spraying will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 23 from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Horsham has had several positive mosquito samples in recent weeks. Two were found in the Chestnut Creek Development Open Space area, one in Colby Lane Detention Basin, and another at the Abramson Center Property.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Montgomery County Health Department made the recommendation for the spraying after the samples tested positive and Horsham requested the spraying.

Hatboro and Upper Moreland were also sprayed last week.

The area within the lines on the map above will be sprayed with Duet duel-action adulticide, at a rate of .75 fluid ounces per acre from an truck-mounted ultra-low volume sprayer. This is the typical method of spraying.

It is recommended that residents remain indoors for 15-20 minutes after the truck sprays your immediate area.

The risk of being infected with West Nile from a mosquito is very low, officials said, but residents are still urged to take simple precautions, like using repellent and removing standing water from their property.

West Nile Virus typically causes fever but can lead to neurological illness in extremely rare cases.

For more details on what residents can do to limit mosquito populations and protect themselves from the virus, see here. A rain date for the local spraying has been set for Aug. 30.

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