08/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/09/2024 13:10
August 8, 2024 | From City of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - The City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (NOMTRCB) will conduct adult mosquito abatement tonight. Adulticide applications this evening will target adult populations of mosquitoes. Treatments will be conducted by truck from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., weather permitting, in the following areas:
The city has experienced heavy rainfall in various areas, which can significantly increase mosquito populations by creating habitats for several species, including floodwater and container-breeding species. Mosquitoes can lay eggs in nearly anything that can hold water, such as tires, buckets, wheelbarrows, clogged gutters, unkept swimming pools, tarps (and other plastics), and kiddie pools.
Mosquitoes can develop from eggs to adult mosquitoes in approximately 7 days. NOMTRCB is asking residents to remain vigilant and to tip over or toss out any items that hold water to prevent mosquito breeding. In containers that cannot be removed, such as bird baths, sugar kettles, pools and ponds, residents are urged to drain and replace water weekly.
No West Nile virus positive mosquitoes have been detected in Orleans Parish so far this year; however, there has been reported West Nile Virus positive mosquito pools in other areas of the state. West Nile and other mosquito-borne viruses are more prevalent in the summer and early fall. NOMTRCB is continuing to run year-round weekly surveillance of adult mosquitoes for arbovirus testing throughout the parish.
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Please report mosquito-related issues using one of the following methods:
For more information on West Nile virus, visit the CDC website:
https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/index.html.
For information on guidelines followed by NOMTRCB for integrated pest management, visit the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association (LMCA) website:
https://www.mosquito.org/page/training.
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