City Of Frisco: One Mosquito Pool Tests Positive For WNV; City To Treat Overnight September 24-25

Press release from the City of Frisco:

September 24, 2021

(September 24, 2021) This week one mosquito pool in Frisco tested ’positive’ for West Nile Virus (WNV) The location is near Oakbrook Park/Hickory Creek (see map).

In response, the city will conduct ground spraying overnight, September 24 & 25, in area south of Main Street and east of 5th Street / Parkwood Boulevard and includes part of the downtown Rail District, Hickory Springs, Oakbrook Park Estates, Woodstream Hills, Hickory Hills and Stonebrook neighborhoods. 

Weather permitting, a third-party contractor will apply treatment for two consecutive nights starting at 9 o’clock tonight, September 24, through 5 a.m. Saturday, September 25. The schedule is the same overnight Saturday through 5 a.m. Sunday, September 26.

This makes 31 positive mosquito pools in Frisco this season. Check out our GIS Mosquito Dashboard to see the locations. No human cases of WNV are confirmed in Frisco this year.

Frisco residents are urged to ‘Wear, Apply and Remove’ as a precaution against mosquito bites.  The precautionary steps are promoted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and outlined below: 

• WEAR: Wear long sleeves, pants outside at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active. 
• APPLY: Use insect repellants every time you go outside. Approved repellents contain DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus.  
• REMOVE:  Drain standing water that collects in bird baths, French drains, clogged gutters, saucers under potted plants and ‘splash blocks’ (at end of gutter down spout). The mosquitoes that carry WNV can breed in stagnant water.

In accordance with its Mosquito Surveillance and Response Plan, Frisco began testing for mosquitoes May 1.  For more information on the city’s plan, visit friscotexas.gov/mosquitoes or contact the City of Frisco’s Health & Food Safety Division at 972-292-5304.

This press release was produced by the City of Frisco. The views expressed are the author's own.