The Department of Environmental Protection Friday announced it will conduct an aerial ultra-low volume mosquito control operation to reduce high populations of mosquitoes that cause West Nile Virus on September 10 over the City of Wilkes-Barre and surround communities in Luzerne County.

DEP Vector Management staff have determined the spray be conducted in response to high populations of nuisance and WNV infected adult mosquitoes that have been detected in the Wyoming Valley, associated with the recent flooding in the area.

The aerial application will be done by Vector Disease Control (VDCI) International out of Greeneville, Mississippi. The product that will be used is Dibrom concentrate applied at a rate of .75 oz/ac and is registered by EPA. The event will encompass 45,000 acres over the Wyoming Valley and take place later in the evening. The rain date for this application is Tuesday, September 11, 2018.

Other Spraying Events

Other upcoming spraying events are listed on the West Nile Virus Program homepage (lower right) or Click Here to check on spraying in other parts of the state.

For more information about West Nile virus and the state's surveillance and control program, please visit the West Nile Virus website.

9/10/2018