Due to further evidence of West Nile Virus in Vanderburgh County, the Vanderburgh County Health Department is going to perform focused adulticiding operations in areas where significant mosquito or West Nile activity has been found. The adulticiding operations will take place September 6, 7, 2011, weather permitting. Fogging will begin approximately at 8:00 PM and conclude by 12:00 AM. The areas being sprayed will include the area bordered by the Lloyd Expressway on the south to Diamond Avenue on the north, and from N Main St on the west to Weinbach Ave on the east. If the treatment cannot be performed due to weather conditions, they will resume on the next available day.
The Vanderburgh County Health Department urges individuals to wear insect repellant while outdoors. August and September is the peak of mosquito and West Nile season and individuals should be cautious while participating in outdoor activities. The Vanderburgh County Health Department will continue to focus its efforts on habitat elimination, education, and treatment of stagnant or standing water as these are the most effective forms of mosquito control.
The Health Department continues to ask residents to:
• Be Smart. Take special precautions when outdoors between dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active;
• Be Safe. Use insect repellant containing DEET, Picaridin, or Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus; and
• Be Certain. Make sure your property is free of any standing water, which could be breeding grounds for the mosquitoes that carry the virus. Empty flowerpots, buckets, old tires, and clogged gutters.
