The Washoe County Health District Vector-Borne Diseases Program will conduct the first seasonal helicopter “Larvi-ciding” application beginning in the early morning hours Wednesday, with subsequent applications planned for July, August and September. The larvi-ciding will cover about 3,100 acres in Washoe County from the North Valleys area, including Spanish Springs, to Washoe Lake. The product they’re using is target specific, affecting mosquito larvae with no affects to humans, fish, water fowl or other non-target organisms such as bees. Future applications coincide with the effectiveness of the product in order to interrupt the lifecycle of mosquitos at the larvae stage, killing larvae before they become flying, biting, disease-transmitting adult mosquitos.
If you are experiencing biting mosquitos call the Vector-Borne Diseases Program at 785-4599, and staff will investigate.