Bloodsuckers beware: spraying to begin
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The city will start spraying for mosquitoes Saturday.
With trap counts on the rise, the adult nuisance mosquito control program will kick off at 9:30 p.m., weather permitting, the city said in a news release Friday. It will target 14 ‘insect management areas’ in the city.
The decision to fog is based on several criteria. The citywide average trap count must be a minimum of 25 female mosquitoes for two consecutive nights and one or more quadrants of the city must report at least 100 female adult mosquitoes. Those conditions were satisfied in the past 24 hours, the city said, noting its citywide trap count is 84.
The city uses an insecticide, called DeltaGard, that has been approved by Health Canada.
Residents may apply for a 90-metre buffer zone near their property. Applications can be submitted on the city’s website, by fax to 311, in writing to the Insect Control Branch or in person at 1539 Waverley St.
The insect management areas set to be sprayed include:
– IMA 13 (Alpine Place, Elm Park, Lavalee, St. George, Varennes, Worthington)
– IMA 14 (Kingston Crescent, Minnetonka, Norberry, Pulberry, Victoria Crescent)
– IMA 17 (Dakota Crossing, Meadowood)
– IMA 18 (Maple Grove Park, Normand Park, River Park South, St. Vital Centre, Vista)
– IMA 21 (Agassiz, Cloutier Drive, Fort Richmond, Montcalm, University)
– IMA 23 (Tuxedo Industrial, West Perimeter South, Whyte Ridge, Wilkes South)
– IMA 24 (Brockville, Buffalo, Chevrier, Linden Ridge, Lindenwoods, Pembina Strip, West Fort Garry Industrial)
– IMA 25 (Beaumont, Crescent Park, Maybank, Parker, Point Road, Wildwood)
– IMA 26 (Betsworth, Ridgewood South, River West Park, Roblin Park, Southboine, Westdale)
– IMA 27 (Elmhurst, Eric Coy, Marlton, Ridgedale, Varsity View, Vialoux)
– IMA 28 (Assiniboine Park)
– IMA 29 (Edgeland, Old Tuxedo, South Tuxedo, Tuxedo)
– IMA 30 (Central River Heights, J.B. Mitchell, Mathers, Sir John Franklin, South River Heights)
– IMA 31 (Crescentwood, North River Heights, Wellington Crescent)
