Kingwood Observer - News
Harris County schedules second aerial mosquito spray operation in local areas
By OBSERVER STAFF REPORTS
A second aerial spray operation to combat mosquitos after Hurricane Ike will be conducted Thursday evening, Sept. 25, in northeastern Harris County by the county’s Public Health and Environmental Services division.
The spray will include the area from the 610 Loop at Highway 90 north to the Montgomery County line. The operation will extend eastward to approximately the Liberty County/Chambers County line. Nearly 200,000 acres in northeast Harris County will be treated by air this evening.
This will include the local ZIP codes 77339 and 77345 in Kingwood, Porter’s 77365 ZIP code, New Caney’s 77357 ZIP as well as parts of 77338 and 77396 in Humble and 77346 in Atascocita.
Aerial operations will occur between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 4 a.m., weather permitting.
The insecticide, Dibrom, is EPA-approved and is routinely used for aerial operations to combat mosquito-borne disease and will be used during the spray operation in Harris County. While Dibrom is considered to be safe for the environment, some people may be sensitive to direct contact with the chemical.
Since many Harris County neighborhoods continue to be without power, the county anticipates more people may be outside during the spray operation. Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services asks that residents stay indoors while the aerial treatment is being conducted in their area.
Vector Disease Control Inc., of Greenville, Miss., is conducting the six-day aerial spray operation from Sept. 24 to Sept. 29 for Harris County that will total nearly one million acres.
VDCI holds a contingency contract with Harris County to provide aerial application of adulticides (insecticide used against adult mosquitoes) to assist in the control of mosquito-borne disease.
The spray will include the area from the 610 Loop at Highway 90 north to the Montgomery County line. The operation will extend eastward to approximately the Liberty County/Chambers County line. Nearly 200,000 acres in northeast Harris County will be treated by air this evening.
This will include the local ZIP codes 77339 and 77345 in Kingwood, Porter’s 77365 ZIP code, New Caney’s 77357 ZIP as well as parts of 77338 and 77396 in Humble and 77346 in Atascocita.
Aerial operations will occur between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 4 a.m., weather permitting.
The insecticide, Dibrom, is EPA-approved and is routinely used for aerial operations to combat mosquito-borne disease and will be used during the spray operation in Harris County. While Dibrom is considered to be safe for the environment, some people may be sensitive to direct contact with the chemical.
Since many Harris County neighborhoods continue to be without power, the county anticipates more people may be outside during the spray operation. Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services asks that residents stay indoors while the aerial treatment is being conducted in their area.
Vector Disease Control Inc., of Greenville, Miss., is conducting the six-day aerial spray operation from Sept. 24 to Sept. 29 for Harris County that will total nearly one million acres.
VDCI holds a contingency contract with Harris County to provide aerial application of adulticides (insecticide used against adult mosquitoes) to assist in the control of mosquito-borne disease.
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