Summer Mosquito Spraying Begins -- 6.30.2015
Press
Release
June 30,
2015
Contact
Jose
Rodriguez, Columbus Public Health, 604-5025, [email protected]
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Summer
Mosquito Spraying Begins to Prevent and Control West Nile Virus
Residents
Encouraged to Help by Eliminating Standing Water in Yards to Prevent Mosquito
Growth
WHAT
Columbus Public Health is kicking off its summer spraying schedule as part of
its comprehensive West Nile prevention strategy. As part of this effort,
residents also are encouraged to eliminate standing water in their yards where
mosquitos can grow in order to reduce the need for spraying.
Weekly
spraying begins on July 1-2 and will continue in key areas through early
September. The health protection effort is part of a
comprehensive West Nile prevention strategy which also includes trapping
mosquitoes, investigating complaints, treating standing water, and spraying in
areas with high mosquito counts and disease presence.
Columbus Public
Health
WHEN
Wednesday, July 1 and Thursday, July 2
Between 4–6
a.m.
WHERE:
On Wednesday, July 1, the following parks will be sprayed:
- American
Addition Park
- Anheuser
Busch Park
- Antrim
Park
- Big
Walnut Park
- Cooper
Park
- Driving
Park
- Fairwood
Park
- Franklin
Park
- Innis
Park
- Iuka
Park
- Lazelle
Woods Park
- Linden
Park
- Maloney
Park
- McKinley
Park
- Mock
Park
- Nafzger
Park
- Nelson
Park
- Portman
Park
- Smith
Farms
- Tuttle
Park
- Westgate
Park
- Westmoor
Park
On Thursday, July 2, the following
parks will be sprayed:
- Berliner
Park
- Bicentennial
Park
- Cherrybottom
Park
- Dodge
Park
- Downtown
Columbus
- Easthaven
Park
- Goodale
Park
- Harrison
West Park
- Holton
Park
- Huntington
Park
- Krumm
Park
- Lindburgh
Park
- Marion
Franklin Park
- McCoy
Park
- Rhodes
Park
- Schiller
Park
- Short
Street Area
- South
Bike Path
- Stockbridge
Park
- Wolfe
Park
- Woodward
Park
DETAILS:
In addition to
eliminating standing water, residents also can protect themselves from West
Nile by wearing insect repellant with DEET, staying indoors or wearing long
sleeves and pants during early morning and late evening hours, checking and
repairing window screens and treating rain barrels. In addition to residents’
efforts, spraying helps prevent West Nile Virus, an illness caused by infected
mosquitoes that carry the disease from infected birds to people. Columbus
Public Health sprays between 4 and 6 a.m., using the least toxic chemicals
available.
Weekly spraying areas are determined
by reports from field staff, the number and type of mosquitoes trapped, the
number of infected mosquitoes and evidence of human disease. Updated weekly
schedules and spraying maps are available at publichealth.columbus.gov.
MORE INFO:
For more
information on West Nile, as well as weekly spraying maps and schedules, visit
Columbus Public Health at publichealth.columbus.gov. Additional information on
West Nile is also available at www.cdc.gov and
www.epa.gov.