City Of Frisco issued the following announcement on July 27.
The City of Frisco will spray for mosquitoes this weekend near Cottonwood Creek Park after receiving confirmation a mosquito pool tested ‘positive’ for West Nile virus (WNV).
Beginning Saturday, July 25, a third party contractor will drive a designated area in the Shaddock Creek Estates neighborhood fogging for mosquitoes (see attached map).
Treatment will begin at 9 p.m. Saturday and continue through 5 a.m. Sunday, July 26. Spraying resumes Sunday night at 9 p.m. and continues through 5 a.m. Monday, July 27.
This ‘positive’ pool confirmation brings the total to 5 in Frisco this year.
The City of Frisco supports four precautionary habits promoted by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Use approved insect repellents: Use repellent every time you go outside. Approved repellents contain DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus. Follow label instructions.
- Drain standing water: Drain water that collects in bird baths, French drains, clogged gutters, saucers under potted plants and ‘splash blocks’ (at end of gutter down spout). The mosquitoes that carry WNV breed in stagnant water.
- Wear long sleeves, pants at dawn and dusk (when mosquitoes are most active).
- Use air conditioning: Make sure doors and windows are screened – and those screens are intact.
For more information on the city’s Mosquito Surveillance and Response Plan, visit Friscotexas.gov/Mosquitoes or contact the City of Frisco’s Health & Food Safety Division at 972-292-5304.
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