The City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board (NOMTRCB) has sounded the alarm on an uptick in West Nile virus (WNV) activity in the city, triggering a series of aerial and ground-based adult mosquito abatement efforts.
According to a release by the NOMTRCB, mosquito samples from the East Bank of Orleans Parish have tested positive for WNV, a virus that has its life cycle between wild birds and mosquitoes and which can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. Spraying missions are scheduled for tonight across various neighborhoods from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., weather permitting, to diminish the adult mosquito count and hinder the transmission cycle of this virus.
The targeted areas include Navarre & City Park, Mid-City & Bayou St. John area, St. Claude & Bywater, Desire Area, and Pontchartrain Park & Gentilly Woods for truck treatments. Additionally, Venetian Isles will see aerial treatment via helicopter. Algiers & Tall Timbers/Brechtel, originally scheduled for earlier abatement, has been rescheduled to join tonight’s operations…