{"id":22484,"date":"2018-09-10T16:24:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T20:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=22484"},"modified":"2018-09-11T11:55:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T15:55:50","slug":"public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-spraying-in-prince-georges-harford-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2018\/09\/10\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-spraying-in-prince-georges-harford-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Notice: Unscheduled Mosquito Control Spraying in Prince George\u2019s &amp; Harford Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"margin: 0in;text-align: left\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\">Spraying Planned for Tuesday Evening<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\"><b> <\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\">ANNAPOLIS, MD<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\">\u00a0\u2013 T<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">he Maryland Department of Agriculture, <span style=\"color: #222222\">in cooperation with the health departments of Prince George\u2019s and Harford counties <\/span>will expand mosquito control services in the Hyattsville and Abingdon areas Tuesday evening due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #444444\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\">Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) truck-based spraying to control adult mosquitoes is planned for the evening of <b>Tuesday, September 11,<\/b> in the following areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .5in\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\">Hyattsville:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\"> Within a one mile radius of the intersection of Edmonston Road and Emerson Street. This area includes parts of the following neighborhoods: <b>Bladensburg, Edmonston, Mattaponi Manor, Riverdale Park, Rogers Heights, Templeton Manor, Terrace Hill, Whitely.<\/b><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .5in\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\">Abingdon: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\">Within a one mile radius of the intersections of Emmorton Road and Singer Road. This area includes parts of the following neighborhoods: <b>Norris Corner, Constant Friendship.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<p> \n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\">Spraying will occur after 7:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, spraying will be re-scheduled for the next available evening. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Any existing spray exemptions in the area will be temporarily suspended. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Mosquito Control personnel will use a permethrin-based solution that the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/mosquitocontrol\/permethrin-resmethrin-d-phenothrin-sumithrinr-synthetic-pyrethroids-mosquito-control\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">EPA has approved<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\"> for use in public health mosquito control programs without posing unreasonable risks to human health. However, out of an abundance of caution, the department recommends avoiding outdoor activities during spraying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;color: black\">While not all mosquitoes carry diseases, the Maryland Department of Agriculture suggests that residents take precautions to minimize their exposure to mosquito bites. These measures include: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 25.0pt .0001pt .75in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Wear long, loose fitting, light colored clothing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 25.0pt .0001pt .75in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Wear insect repellents according to product labels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .75in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Avoid mosquito infested areas during prime periods of activity (between dusk and dawn)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 25.0pt .0001pt .75in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Install, inspect, and repair window and door screens in homes and stables<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 25.0pt .0001pt .75in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Regularly clean bird baths and bowls for pet food and water<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 25.0pt .0001pt .75in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Remove or empty all water-holding containers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">All Marylanders are encouraged to follow the Department\u2019s Twitter feed <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MdAgMosquito\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">@MdAgMosquito<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\"> that will post unscheduled spray events and other timely information about mosquito control in Maryland.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">Routine spray program schedules are available by county on the program&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/plants-pests\/Pages\/mosquito_control_program_description.aspx\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">For more information, call the Department of Agriculture\u2019s Mosquito Control Program at 410-841-5870.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spraying Planned for Tuesday Evening &nbsp; ANNAPOLIS, MD\u00a0\u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the health departments of Prince George\u2019s and Harford counties will expand mosquito control services in the Hyattsville and Abingdon areas Tuesday evening due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases. \u00a0 Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) truck-based<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2018\/09\/10\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-spraying-in-prince-georges-harford-counties\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22484"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22490,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22484\/revisions\/22490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}