The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control announced plans Monday to spray pesticide over a large part of southern Sacramento County Tuesday and Wednesday evening. The spraying is designed to kill adult mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus.

There has so far been no indication of infected birds or mosquitoes in the Pocket or Greenhaven neighborhoods but as previously reported Vector Control began to get concerned about the spread of the disease weeks ago. (Read the previous Pocket Online story.) “Our surveillance efforts indicate high infection rates and that aerial treatments to reduce the number of infected adult mosquitoes are necessary in order to protect public health,” District Manager David Brown said in a statement to Pocket Online.

Vector Control inspectors have found 14 dead birds and 44 mosquitoes that have tested positive for West Nile within the last few weeks. The map below shows each of the findings. The red area is the part of the county planes will fly over Tuesday and Wednesday to spray insecticide.

You can get more details and sign-up to get email notifications of mosquito spraying in our neighborhood when you click on the map or visit www.FightTheBite.net. Pocket Online will closely follow the measures taken by the Vector Control District to slow the spread of animals and insects infected with West Nile Virus and will report developments immediately.

Map Courtesy Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control

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