August 28, 2008

• City wide activity remains a 2 this week due to the regional presence of West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
• We recorded no rain fall last week.
• Figure 1 shows the average tiger mosquito trap counts each week. Tiger mosquito counts increased for a third week in a row.

• City wide activity remains a 2 this week due to the regional presence of West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. We recorded no rain fall last week. Figure 1 shows the average tiger mosquito trap counts each week. Tiger mosquito counts increased for a third week in a row.

• 1 CDC trap was set this week. The CDC trap placed at the landfill caught 82 mosquitoes, only 29 were salt marsh mosquitoes. Counts were down about 50% from last week.
• 5 OFP traps were set this week, 267 tiger mosquitoes were caught. The average number of tiger mosquitoes per trap was 53. Tiger mosquito counts increased for the third straight week.
• We have seen a spike in complaint calls this week. It is normal to see an increase in complaint calls around holiday weekends.
• The catch basin treatments are completed for now. The crew treated just over 7,000 catch basins this month. The next round of catch basin treatment will begin in late September and early October.
• Truck fogging is scheduled as soon as weather conditions permit. We can not spray when it is raining or when winds are over 10 miles per hour. Only two spray routes were sprayed on Monday night, normally we need at least 2 more nights to spray the rest of the city. Our plan is to spray double up on spray routes for each truck. If this works we will be able to spray the rest of the city tomorrow night.
• Information on spray activities is posted on the Mosquito Spray Hotline (393-8666 press 1 when prompted). Citizens can call and listen to a recorded message to find out what areas are scheduled for mosquito spraying.