Aerial Spraying Resumes In Dallas County
The aerial spraying for mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus will resume Sunday night.
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The aerial spraying for mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus will resume Sunday night.
Dallas County Officials have decided to call off plans of aerial spraying because of weather concerns.
Dallas County officials had hoped to complete all aerial spraying for Dallas and the surrounding suburban cities by Saturday morning, but bad weather ended all hopes.
Well after the sun set on Thursday night, Dallas County launched two planes filled with mosquito-killing chemicals, in an air assault on the West Nile virus.
The planes took off from Executive Airport in South Oak Cliff just after 9:30 Thursday evening under perfect weather conditions.
Around the area Thursday evening, we found people out and about despite the mosquitoes and threat of West Nile virus, from football practice to a leisure walk.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said a law firm told his office they would be filing a lawsuit not just to stop aerial spraying, but ground spraying as well. The judge says it hasn't turned up yet, but they will be ready for it if it does.
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