30/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/05/2024 19:43
April 30, 2024 | From City of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - The City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (NOMTRCB) will conduct adult mosquito abatement starting tonight, Wednesday, April 30. Adulticide applications taking place this evening will target adult populations of mosquitoes. Treatments will be conducted by truck from 7:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., weather permitting, in the following areas of New Orleans East:
We have observed elevated abundances of floodwater breeding mosquito populations in our adult traps. Increases of floodwater mosquito populations is typical after periods of drought followed by rainfall. These mosquitoes tend to lay their eggs in the moist soil in temporary pools and ponds created by rain and tend to emerge in large numbers after these areas flood. Mosquitoes can lay eggs in nearly anything that can hold water, such as tires, buckets, wheelbarrows, clogged gutters, unkept swimming pools, tarps (and other plastics), and kiddie pools.
Mosquitoes can develop from eggs to adult mosquitoes in approximately 7 days. We are asking residents to remain vigilant and to tip over or toss out any items that hold water to prevent mosquito breeding. In containers that cannot be removed, such as bird baths, sugar kettles, pools, and ponds, we urge citizens to drain and replace water weekly. We are asking all citizens to take 10 minutes a week when taking out their garbage to inspect and remove any standing water on their property for any potential mosquito breeding sites.
No West Nile virus positive mosquitoes have been detected in Orleans Parish so far this year. West Nile and other mosquito-borne viruses are more prevalent in the summer and early fall. NOMTRCB is continuing to run year-round weekly surveillance of adult mosquitoes for arbovirus testing.
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Please report mosquito-related issues using one of the following methods:
For more information on West Nile virus, visit the CDC website:
https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/index.html
For information on guidelines followed by NOMTRCB for integrated pest management, visit the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association (LMCA) website:
https://www.mosquito.org/page/training
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