{"id":24538,"date":"2020-07-20T16:13:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T20:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=24538"},"modified":"2020-07-20T16:13:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T20:13:04","slug":"unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-prince-georges-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2020\/07\/20\/unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-prince-georges-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Unscheduled Mosquito Control Activity in Prince George\u2019s County"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><i>Spraying Planned for Tuesday Evening in Edmonston<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><b>ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 20, 2020)\u00a0\u2013<\/b> The Maryland Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Prince George\u2019s County Health Department, will expand mosquito control services in the Edmonston area Tuesday evening due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) truck-based spraying to control adult mosquitoes is planned for the evening of\u00a0Tuesday, July 21,\u00a0within a one-mile radius of the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and Buchanan Street.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: black\">Spraying will occur after 7:30 p.m., weather permitting. In the event of inclement weather, the department will re-schedule for the next available evening. <\/span>Any existing spray exemptions in the area will be temporarily suspended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Mosquito Control personnel will use a permethrin-based solution that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/mosquitocontrol\/permethrin-resmethrin-d-phenothrin-sumithrinr-synthetic-pyrethroids-mosquito-control\">EPA has approved<\/a> 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: small\">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><span style=\"font-size: small\">Wear long, loose fitting, light colored clothing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Wear insect repellents according to product labels<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Avoid mosquito infested areas during prime periods of activity (between dusk and dawn)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Install, inspect, and repair window and door screens in homes and stables<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Regularly clean bird baths and bowls for pet food and water<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Remove or empty all water-holding containers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">All Marylanders are encouraged to follow the Department\u2019s Twitter feed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MdAgMosquito\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MdAgMosquito<\/a> that will post unscheduled spray events and other timely information about mosquito control statewide. The department also has a phone line dedicated to unscheduled spray updates &#8211; 410-841-5737.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Routine spray program schedules are available by county on the program&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/plants-pests\/Pages\/mosquito_control_program_description.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. For more information, call the Department of Agriculture\u2019s Mosquito Control Program at 410-841-5870.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spraying Planned for Tuesday Evening in Edmonston ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 20, 2020)\u00a0\u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Prince George\u2019s County Health Department, will expand mosquito control services in the Edmonston area Tuesday evening due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases.\u00a0 Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) truck-based spraying to<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2020\/07\/20\/unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-prince-georges-county\/\">&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-24538","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\/24538","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=24538"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24540,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24538\/revisions\/24540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}