MOSQUITO SPRAYING SCHEDULED
As expected, the number of pools of mosquitoes testing positive for
West Nile virus continues to increase each week. An additional nine pools of mosquitoes have tested positive bringing the total number in
Franklin
County (not including the City of
Columbus) to twenty-three for the season. Many areas have already been sprayed. To see the complete list of areas with positive pools of mosquitoes visit our web site at www.franklincountyohio.gov/health.
Additional spraying will likely be scheduled this week but as a start we will be spraying the following areas on Tuesday, August 24th:
Village of
New Albany - all areas
Plain
Township – all areas
Madison
Township – all areas (including the
Village of
Brice)
Prairie
Township – areas north of
Sullivant Avenue and also the far west areas
All spraying will begin at
8:30 p.m. (weather permitting).
Maps of the exact areas that will be sprayed can be found on our web site at www.franklincountyohio.gov/health. Information about the areas being sprayed is also available by calling (614) 462-BITE (2483).
For your safety and the safety of our operators do not approach or walk up to a spray truck. If you are in your car do not follow a spray truck when it is operating. If you are in a vehicle, raise the windows, turn on the air conditioning (on recirculation mode), and wait for the truck to pass or find an alternate route. Be advised that you may also want to remain indoors with the windows closed when spraying is taking place (if possible). Typically, windows can be reopened within 30 minutes after our trucks have passed.
No human cases of
West Nile virus have been reported in
Franklin
County since 2006.
For more information on mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus visit www.franklincountyohio.gov/health. Residents can also call (614) 462-BITE (2483) or the web site to report problem areas in their community. Residents of
Columbus should call 311.
ADDITIONAL MOSQUITO SPRAYING SCHEDULED
Post spray trapping in
Clinton
Township (west) and the
Village of
Obetz came back positive for
West Nile virus. Those areas will be sprayed again Wednesday night.
Clinton
Township (east) and
Mifflin
Township will also be sprayed due to a positive pool in our weekly
Clinton
Township (east) trap.
Wednesday, August 25th:
Clinton
Township – western area primarily west of 315 and south of
Kinnear Road
Clinton
Township – area east of 71
Mifflin
Township – all areas
Village of
Obetz – all areas
All spraying will begin at
8:30 p.m. (weather permitting).
Maps of the exact areas that will be sprayed can be found on our web site at www.franklincountyohio.gov/health. Information about the areas being sprayed is also available by calling (614) 462-BITE (2483).
For your safety and the safety of our operators do not approach or walk up to a spray truck. If you are in your car do not follow a spray truck when it is operating. If you are in a vehicle, raise the windows, turn on the air conditioning (on recirculation mode), and wait for the truck to pass or find an alternate route. Be advised that you may also want to remain indoors with the windows closed when spraying is taking place (if possible). Typically, windows can be reopened within 30 minutes after our trucks have passed.
No human cases of
West Nile virus have been reported in
Franklin
County since 2006.
For more information on mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus visit www.franklincountyohio.gov/health. Residents can also call (614) 462-BITE (2483) or the web site to report problem areas in their community. Residents of
Columbus should call 311.