{"id":23698,"date":"2019-09-27T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=23698"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:15:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T17:15:30","slug":"public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-prince-georges-county-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2019\/09\/27\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-prince-georges-county-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Notice: Unscheduled Mosquito Control Activity in Prince George\u2019s County"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Spraying Planned for Sunday Evening in Forestville, District Heights, Forest Heights<\/em><\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2022\/05\/23\/public-notice-department-to-treat-potomac-river-for-black-fly-on-june-17\/attachment\/public-notice\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?fit=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,512\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Public Notice\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?fit=760%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23520 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?resize=760%2C380\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>ANNAPOLIS, MD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Prince George\u2019s County Health Department, will expand mosquito control services in the Forestville, District Heights and Forest Heights areas Sunday evening due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) truck-based spraying to control adult mosquitoes is planned for the evening of\u00a0<strong>Sunday, September 29,<\/strong>\u00a0within a one-mile radius of the following intersections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forestville<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Forest Run Drive and Marlboro Pike<\/li>\n<li><strong>District Heights<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rochell Avenue and District Heights Parkway<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forest Heights<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Indian Head Highway and Livingston Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">Spraying will occur after 7:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, spraying will be re-scheduled for the next available evening. Any existing spray exemptions in the area will be temporarily suspended.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Mosquito Control personnel will use a permethrin-based solution that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/mosquitocontrol\/permethrin-resmethrin-d-phenothrin-sumithrinr-synthetic-pyrethroids-mosquito-control\">EPA has approved<\/a>\u00a0for 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.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wear long, loose fitting, light colored clothing<\/li>\n<li>Wear insect repellents according to product labels<\/li>\n<li>Avoid mosquito infested areas during prime periods of activity (between dusk and dawn)<\/li>\n<li>Install, inspect, and repair window and door screens in homes and stables<\/li>\n<li>Regularly clean bird baths and bowls for pet food and water<\/li>\n<li>Remove or empty all water-holding containers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">All Marylanders are encouraged to follow the Department\u2019s Twitter feed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MdAgMosquito\">@MdAgMosquito<\/a>\u00a0that will post unscheduled spray events and other timely information about mosquito control in Maryland. Routine spray program schedules are available by county on the program&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/plants-pests\/Pages\/mosquito_control.aspx\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">For more information, call the Department of Agriculture\u2019s Mosquito Control Program at 410-841-5870.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong># # #<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spraying Planned for Sunday Evening in Forestville, District Heights, Forest Heights ANNAPOLIS, MD\u00a0\u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Prince George\u2019s County Health Department, will expand mosquito control services in the Forestville, District Heights and Forest Heights areas Sunday evening due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2019\/09\/27\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-prince-georges-county-2\/\">&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-23698","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\/23698","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=23698"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23701,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23698\/revisions\/23701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}