Keith Wardlaw, Mosquito Control Crew Supervisor, says recent mosquito trapping has turned up a few vectors of West Nile -- three mosquitos, to be exact, out of the 20,000-30,000 trapped.
The chemical currently used in mosquito control fog trucks will be replaced with Zenivex, which the Environmental Protection Agency recognizes as a “Reduced Risk Pesticide.”
The regional office of the United Blood Services is asking potential donors who have traveled to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America not to donate blood for 28 days after leaving those areas, according to a news release.
Due to recent weather conditions, the City of Laramie will continue fogging residential areas between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11 in an effort to reduce the mosquito population as we head into more seasonal weather this weekend.
City of Laramie Mosquito Control has scheduled the aerial application of Dibrom for control of adult mosquitoes in rural areas north and west, adjacent to the City on Thursday evening August 28th beginning at 7 pm.