Two Mosquito Swimming pools Take a look at Constructive for WNV; City to Spray In a single day Oct. 19 & 20 • Frisco, TX

(October 18, 2024) The City of Frisco acquired affirmation two mosquito swimming pools examined constructive for West Nile virus (WNV) this week. The metropolis’s third-party contractor will floor spray in a single day beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday night time, October 19, by 5 a.m. Sunday morning. The in a single day schedule is similar on Sunday night time, October 20, ending at 5 a.m. Monday morning. 

Weather allowing, spraying will occur in components of those neighborhoods:

• Custer Creek Farms, Stonelake Estates and Villages of Stonelake Estates  – see map (PDF)
• Plantation Resort and Hillcrest Estates – see map (PDF)

This makes 26 constructive mosquito swimming pools in Frisco this season. Our GIS Mosquito Dashboard exhibits the places. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) hasn’t confirmed any human instances in Frisco this yr. 

Frisco residents are urged to ‘Wear, Apply and Remove’ as a precaution in opposition to mosquito bites. The precautionary steps are promoted by the Texas DSHS and outlined beneath: 

• WEAR: Wear lengthy sleeves, pants outdoors at daybreak and nightfall when mosquitoes are most lively.
• APPLY: Use insect repellants each time you go outdoors. Approved repellents include DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus.
• REMOVE: Drain standing water that collects in fowl baths, French drains, clogged gutters, saucers below potted vegetation and ‘splash blocks’ (at finish of gutter down spout). The mosquitoes that carry WNV can breed in stagnant water.

In accordance with its Mosquito Surveillance and Response Plan, Frisco assessments for mosquito swimming pools from May 1 by November 15. Find extra info on the town’s plan and how one can assist stop mosquito breeding and bites at Friscotexas.gov/Mosquitoes or contact the City of Frisco’s Health & Food Safety Division at 972-292-5304.

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