Sections of Falls Township and Morrisville Borough will be sprayed as part of the county’s mosquito control operation this week.
Bucks County officials said the spray would take place Thursday in the area in Falls Township bounded by Trenton Road, Tyburn Road, New Falls Road, Village Lane, Hanford Road South, South Olds Boulevard and South Queen Anne Drive. In Morrisville Borough, the sewage treatment plant area will be sprayed.
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The spray is weather dependent and a rain date has been set for Friday evening.
From the county:
The treatments will be administered via truck-mounted equipment, spraying mosquito habitats in residential and park locations. Trucks used in the spray are identified with Bucks County seal logos on the doors.
The equipment dispenses Kontrol 4+4 Adulticide at a rate of 0.75 ounces per acre. This product is designed to provide quick, effective control of adult mosquito populations.
The application material has a very low toxicity profile to mammals and will have negligible impact to non-target insects and the environment. The spray will begin at dusk.
For additional information about adult mosquitoes and West Nile Virus, the state maintains a website at http://www.westnile.state.pa.us/. The Bucks County Department of Health can be reached at 215-345-3318.
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