Grand Prairie Reports First West Nile Positive Mosquito Sample
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GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) -First it was Highland Park. Now Grand Prairie and there will surely be more to come.
The city of Grand Prairie reports the first West Nile Virus positive mosquito sample of the season.
The city's Environmental Services Department will ground spray the following area for two consecutive nights on Thursday, May 12, 2016 and Friday, May 13, 2016 starting at 9:00 p.m.
The spray area is bound by Dickey Rd. on the north, SW 3rd St. on the east, Freetown Rd. on the south, and Robinson Rd. on the west.
Residents in these area are advised to stay indoors, keep pets inside, and cover fish ponds during those times. Spraying will be rescheduled if wind speeds are above 10 mph or in the event of rain.
Maps of this area are available here.
All Grand Prairie residents are asked to help eliminate the areas that mosquitoes need to breed by emptying, removing or covering any receptacle that can hold water.
To prevent mosquito bites, residents are advised to use an insect repellent containing at least 30 percent DEET (lower concentration for children) and stay indoors at dawn and dusk.
The city of Grand Prairie says it conducts regular tests on mosquito samples throughout the city as part of its West Nile Virus surveillance program.
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