Mosquito Spray To Be Held In Wrightstown

The Bucks County West Nile Program has announced it will conduct an ultra-low volume mosquito control operation to reduce high populations of mosquitoes capable of transmitting West Nile Virus on August 10 in parts of Wrightstown Township.

The treatments will be administered via truck-mounted equipment, spraying residential and recreational mosquito habitat. The equipment dispenses Duet Dual-Action Adulticide at a rate of 0.75 ounces per acre, officials said.

“The product is designed to provide quick, effective control of adult mosquito populations. The application material has a very low toxicity profile to mammals and will have negligible impact to non-target insects and the environment,” Bucks County West Nile Program said in a statement.

The spray is dependent on the weather. If conditions do not allow application on August 10. the following evening will serve as the back-up spray date, officials said.

Certain mosquito species carry the West Nile virus, which can cause humans to contract West Nile encephalitis, an infection that can result in an inflammation of the brain. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, all residents in areas where virus activity has been identified are at risk of contracting West Nile encephalitis.

In 2015, West Nile virus has been detected in the following counties: Adams, Allegheny, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Snyder, Union, Venango, Westmoreland, and York.