Mosquito Spray Planned Monday In Radnor

Parts of Radnor Township will be sprayed for mosquitoes on Monday to reduce high populations of mosquitoes capable of transmitting West Nile Virus, the Delaware County West Nile Program announced Friday.

The treatments will be administered via truck-mounted equipment, spraying residential and recreational mosquito habitat. The equipment dispenses Biomist 3+15 ULV at a rate of 0.75 ounces per acre, officials with the county West Nile program said in an announcement.

"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," the announcement said.

The spray comes after multiple mosquitoes in Radnor have tested positive for West Nile virus, which can cause West Nile encephalitis. 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 2016, West Nile virus has been detected in the following counties: Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Indiana, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Warren, and York.

If weather conditions prevent the spray on Monday, then it will happen Tuesday. Specific neighborhoods were not provided by the county West Nile program.