NORTHWEST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT
DISTRICT
147
Phone: (847) 537-2306
Fax: (847) 537-2583
Mosquito Update
September 2, 2005
Currently,
82 human cases have been confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health
in
It is recommended that
Cities, Villages and other municipalities STRONGLY recommend that residents
limit their outdoor evening activities and wear appropriate insect repellents
if out during mosquito biting times and throughout the month of September!
PRESENT CONTROL STATUS:
Crews continue to treat areas
producing nuisance mosquitoes with methoprene pellets.
CULEX MOSQUITOES
Culex mosquito numbers have decreased over the last couple weeks. Residents are still strongly advised to inspect & eliminate all stagnant water areas from their properties that may produce these mosquitoes every week through the months of July-September. Any container that holds water and organic debris for greater than 7 days can produce many of these mosquitoes.
Stagnant water mosquito producing sites (detention/retention ponds, ditches, building foundations & container sources) will be treated with the microbial insecticide Bacillus sphaericus and the insect growth regulator methoprene (a.k.a. Altosid). NWMAD has completed a 2nd treatment of catch basins with Altosid Ingots (methoprene).
MOSQUITO VIRUS
SURVEILLANCE IN
NWMAD has tested (VecTest
& PCR) 818 batches of mosquitoes for West Nile Virus,
The Illinois Department of
Public Health (IDPH) reports: 37
counties with mosquitoes or birds testing positive for WNV. Eighty two human cases have been reported in
Mosquito batches testing
positive in the District are posted at the NWMAD website http://www.nwmadil.com/VECTEST1.htm.
ADULTICIDING (Night
Spraying Operation):
All Townships within the
NWMAD territory have been sprayed multiple times based on the detection of WNV
infected mosquitoes. To date Townships and/or
parts of Townships have been sprayed on the following dates based on infected
mosquito surveillance and Culex
mosquito abundance:
Western NWMAD portion of
Nightly spraying schedules
can be viewed at the following website: http://www.nwmadil.com/District_map1.html. Alternately, a recorded phone message
describing our scheduled nighttime spray program can be reached at (847) 537-2306
and pressing “5” on your telephone keypad.
More information regarding our Adulticiding program may be viewed at: http://www.nwmadil.com/Night
Spray info1.html
DEAD BIRD SURVIELLANCE INFORMATION:
NWMAD has received 427 dead bird reports from Cities, Villages and the Public.
Cities, villages and the public are encouraged to report dead birds to our District’s Dead Bird/Animal reporting web page, which can be accessed at www.nwmadil.com. Knowing this information allows our District to better focus our control efforts.
REDUCING THE RISK OF
MOSQUITO BITES:
Avoid outdoor activity if possible
from dusk to dawn when the mosquitoes bite the most. If you do go out wear light colored
protective clothing and insect repellent (always read label warnings and
directions). Make sure mosquitoes do not
enter homes through unscreened or broken doors or windows. Residents are encouraged not to create
mosquito harborage areas. Make sure tall
grassy areas are trimmed and other vegetation is cut back. If plants must be watered do so in the
morning so the vegetation and soil has a chance to dry making it less
attractive to mosquitoes. Empty any
containers holding stagnating water like tire casings, birdbaths, flower pots
and barrels that may produce mosquitoes. Un-maintained swimming pools may
produce thousands of mosquitoes. Call
the District to report stagnant water areas that remain wet for more than 7
days. Additional mosquito
avoidance/control practices may be found at the District’s website: www.nwmadil.com.
Mike Szyska
Director
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DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES