A male mosquito.
On Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 8:15 p.m. to midnight, Montgomery County’s Office of Public Health (OPH) will spray areas of Horsham and Montgomery Township to get rid of mosquitoes that are carriers of the West Nile Virus. The decision came after the OPH officials consulted with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and officials in the towns where spraying will take place. The spraying will be pushed to Sept. 12 if the weather is bad.
Residents in the area of the spraying should stay indoors, close windows and turn off ventilation systems that draw-in outside air for the duration of the spray, plus 30 minutes after. The OPH will work with residents and agencies to spray areas where mosquitoes are breeding. Workers will use a Ultra Low Volume sprayer attached to a truck to spray Duet Duel-action Adulticide at a rate of .75 fluid ounces per acre.
The spraying follows an announcement of two probable cases of West Nile Virus infecting humans, including a 59-year-old Montgomery Township resident.
