aedes_vexans_small.jpgMosquito Spraying
 

If you live in Muskingum County and would like to request spraying for your neighborhood call 454-9741 extension 300 and report your name and address of the complaint.

We do not have the staff to answer these calls personally; however, calls are retrieved daily to set larviciding and adulticiding schedules. For information, call Public Health Sanitarian Adam Dickerson at 454-9741.

We spray mosquito problem areas with larvicide and adulticide every summer to control the population of disease spreading mosquitoes. 

Larvicides can be used to control mosquitoes in the aquatic stage before they become biting adults. This type of control using insecticides generally is the most effective at controlling mosquitoes and has the least effect on non-target species and the environment.

Adulticides can be used to kill adult mosquitoes that may be infected with West Nile Virus. Two truck-mounted Ultra Low Volume (ULV) foggers apply the adulticides used by the Health Department. These units are able to discharge a small amount of adulticide over a large area. The Health Department sprays during late evening and dark when adult mosquitoes are most active. Unfortunately, we cannot spray when it is raining.    

2010 Larvicide & Adulticide Spraying Schedules
The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department conducted larvicide spraying in the following areas:

Date            General Location

TBA              TBA     

 

The Health Department conducted adulticide spraying in the following areas:

Date            Location

4/22/10       Dresden (North of park/boat ramp)

6/23/10       Nicholas Lane, Melody Lake (Dresden), Ellis Dam Road

Friendly Hills Camp (RV area, pools/cabins), Riverside Airport Road,

Linden Avenue, East Highland/Lookout

     6/24/10       Georgia Pines, Roseville, Ironspot, Butler Road, White Cottage,

Foxfire, Pinkerton Road