The Allegheny County Health Department announced that additional mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus, prompting plans to spray six neighborhoods on Monday.
The affected areas include the city communities of Chartiers, Sheraden, Crafton Heights, Elliot and the Boroughs of Crafton and Ingram. The health department will use Zenivex E20, a pesticide approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, to treat these areas.
“Generally, the species of mosquitoes that carry West Nile Virus are active from dusk to dawn,” said Allegheny County Health Department Vector Control Specialist Nicholas Baldauf…