For the second time in less than a week, due to the high number of mosquitoes and detection of West Nile Virus in Oakley, adult mosquito control will occur.
The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District will be using truck-mounted ultra-low volume equipment to control adult mosquitoes on Monday, August 12 in the Vintage Parkway neighborhood.
DATE: Monday, August 12, 2024
TIME: Between dusk (approximately 8:30 p.m.) and 11:00 p.m., weather permitting.
LOCATION: Oakley
The area to be treated is bordered on the north by Big Break/ SanJoaquin River; on the south by RR tracks; on the east by Fetzer Ln; and on the west by Piper Ln above Rutherford Ln.
MATERIALS USED: The public health pesticide to be used is Zenivex E4 RTU applied at a rate of 1.5 ounces per acre by truck-mounted ultra-low volume equipment.
The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District utilizes an integrated vector management program which means we use a variety of protocols for controlling mosquitoes. These protocols include public education, physical control including managing vector habitat, biological control such as mosquitofish, and chemical control such as public health pesticides.
The majority of the District’s mosquito control is completed when mosquitoes are still in their aquatic form, in their water source. Once mosquitoes emerge from the water as adults, the only effective method to control them is by adult mosquito control. We use only those products registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for the use of mosquito control and protecting public health. They are applied by our trained and certified technicians according to label instructions.
Previous Stories:
- Aug 9 – West Nile Virus-Infected Mosquitoes Confirmed in Oakley
- Aug 9 – Tonight: Adult Mosquito Control to Take Place in Oakley
- July 26 – First West Nile Death Since 2006 Reported in Contra Costa County
- June 21 – West Nile Virus-Infected Birds Confirmed in Concord
- April 27 – First West Nile Virus Positive Dead Bird of 2024 Found in Contra Costa County
